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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0157 BR8-248 and BR8-248A

Thomas Elliott Bramlette (KY governor 1863-67, atty, D.A., col 3rd KY Inf) N001000 1817-01-03 1875-01-12 Categories: People

Twenty-third governor of Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Cumberland County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sallie Travis Bramlette in September 1837. Father of James T. Bramlette, William L. Bramlette, Eugene Bramlette, and Corrina Bell Bramlette. Practiced law in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Columbia, Kentucky. Represented Cumberland and Clinton counties in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1841 to 1843. Commonwealth's attorney of the 8th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1848 to 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Circuit judge of the 6th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1856 to 1861. Owned nine enslaved persons in 1860. Served as colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from 1861 to 1862. District attorney of the United States District Court for Kentucky in 1863. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 1, 1863, to September 3, 1867. Owned law firm of Bramlette & Van Winkle in partnership with Ephraim L. Van Winkle.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 181A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 335 (p. 2 of 2 on microfilm). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, The Town of Columbia 1st Division, p. 13 (p. 2 of 3 on microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 83B. Ross A. Webb, “Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867)” in Lowell H. Harrison, ed., Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 93-97 Lowell H. Harrison, "Bramlette, Thomas Elliott" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 112-13. John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer and wagon maker) N00002238 1825? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, wagon maker. Kentucky native. Married to Lucy C. Cropper Beal on January 25, 1853. Father of Zimema Bell, Pheletus Bell, Ella Bell, and Joseph Bell. Wagon maker in Carroll County in 1870.

Relationships Legal: Thomas D. Wright (Carroll County, Kentucky, printer) Legal: Willliam Cox (justice of the peace, carroll county) Legal: John L. Scott (Frankfort, Kentucky, Commonwealth's attorney.) Familial: Lucy C. Cropper Beal (Carroll County and Henry County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Henry Circuit Court Social: William H.Ross (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Elias Clark (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Thomas S. Powell (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Noble F. Nash (Henry County, Kentucky, physician.) Social: Silas Cunning (Henry County, Kentucky, postmaster, shoemaker, farmer.) Social: Morgan B. Perry (Henry County, Kentucky, resident.) Social: Sidney S. Hundley (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer, landlord, and postmaster) Social: Evan Hundley (Henry County, Kentucky, laborer and blacksmith.) Social: Peter Robinson (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: George W. Grimes (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer and grocery) Social: J.W. Masie (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Meritt Gaines (Henry County, Kentucky, merchant.) Social: Benjamin Marshall (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: James Perry (Henry County, Kentucky, laborer and farmer.) Social: Asa Batts (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Alexander Evans (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Alpheus B. Dawkins (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and tobacconist.) Social: Thomas Jefferson Perry (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: James Coblin (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: John M. Batts (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Franklin R. Carter (Henry County, Kentucky, laborer.) Social: Benjamin H. Perry Jr. (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: William N. Powers (Henry County, Kentucky, master carpenter and soldier) Social: Willis E. Henderson (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Daniel Carpenter (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Social: William Armistead Humston (Henry County, Kentucky, carpenter's apprentice and soldier) Social: Samuel M Gould (Henry County, Kentucky, Millwright.) Social: Andrew Stevenson (Carroll County and Owen County, Kentucky, farm laborer) Social: Whitson Rector Bishop (Owen County, Kentucky, resident.) Social: Allen Stewart (Henry County, Kentucky, Resident.) Social: William Anderson (Henry County, Kentucky, School Teacher.)

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll, Carrollton, p. 18. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Carroll County Marriages, p. unknown. Willliam Cox (justice of the peace, carroll county) N00002240 1804? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Emily M. Cox. Father of John D. Cox, Richard Cox, Kate Cox, William Cox, and Nancy Cox. Farmer in Carroll County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Carroll County in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District 2, p. 73. KYR-0001-004-0157. Thomas D. Wright (Carroll County, Kentucky, printer) N00004927 1821? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, printer. Kentucky native. Printer in Carroll County in 1863.

Relationships Social: Lazarus Whitehead Powell (Henderson County, Kentucky, attorney and politician) Military: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Carroll County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 263, (Accessed via ancestry.com). [unknown] [unknown] (Carroll County, Kentucky petitioner) N00008481 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of John P. Beal in Carroll County, Kentucky, on October 26, 1863.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

KYR-0001-004-0157. Ira M Colyer (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer) N00002216 1813? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Martha A. Colyer. Father of Martha J. Colyer, Mary E. Colyer, Rebecca E. Colyer, Anna B. Colyer, Evaline Colyer, John Colyer, Joseph Colyer, Connie Colyer, and Ira S. Colyer. Farmer in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District 2, p. 38. R. T. McCann (Carroll County, Kentucky, hotel keeper) N00002217 1813-02-05 1865-05-18 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, hotel keeper. Kentucky native. Married to Julia A. McCann. Hotel keeper in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District 2, p. 2. Find A Grave, "R. T. McCann (February 5, 1813-May 18, 1865)," Memorial #31698896, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31698896 (accessed March 21, 2018). R. B. Gwin (Carroll County, Kentucky, blacksmith) N00002218 1829? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Kentucky native. Married to Melinda Gwin. Father of Bolivar Gwin, James G. Gwin, and Elenora Gwin. Blacksmith in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District 2, p. 37. H. Crittenden Threlkeld (Carroll County, Kentucky, trader) N00008480 1830? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, trader. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Elizabeth McClure Threlkeld on September 26, 1855. Trader in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll, Carrollton, p. 24. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Carroll County Marriages, p. unknown. Allen Hanks (Carroll County Court Clerk) N00002219 1814-02-24 1872-08-09 Categories: People

Carrollton, Kentucky, merchant's clerk and county clerk. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy Hanks. Father of Cyrus Hanks, William T. Hanks, Dudley S. Hanks, and Atha Hanks. Merchant in Carrollton in 1850. Merchant's clerk in Carrollton in 1860. Clerk of the Carroll County Court from 1862 to 1865.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. First, p. 157B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton District No. 2, p. 4. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. Find A Grave, "Allen Hanks (1814 - 1872)," Memorial #31679597, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31679597 (accessed October 5, 2017). William Cline (engineer, Carroll county) N00002224 1831? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, engineer. Kentucky native. Married to Helen T. Archer Cline on April 10, 1855. Engineer in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton, District 2, p. 4. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994030, Carroll County Marriages, p. unknown. J. W. Lingenfelter (Carroll County, Kentucky, butcher and coroner) N00002225 1807? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, butcher and coroner. Kentucky native. Married to Ellen Lingenfelter. Butcher in Carroll County in 1860. Coroner of Carroll County in 1863.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton District 2, p. 13. KYR-0001-004-0157. John T. Lewis (Carroll County, Kentucky, physician) N00002227 1803? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, physician. Virginia native. Physician in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton District 2, p. 23. Charles N. Stringfellow (Carroll County, Kentucky, carpenter) N00002228 1820-05-11 1905 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, carpenter. Carroll County, Kentucky, native. Son of William Stringfellow and Elizabeth Atchison Stringfellow. Married to Eliza Belle Monroe Stringfellow in December 1847. Father of William Stringfellow, Gertrude Stringfellow, and Harry Stringfellow. Carpenter in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton District 2, 26. W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle, and G. C. Kniffin, Kentucky: A History of the State, 7th ed. (Louisville and Chicago: F. A. Battey and Company, 1887), p. 893. Find A Grave, "Charles N. Stringfellow (May 11, 1820-1905)," Memorial #22834372, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22834372 (accessed March 21, 2018). Americus V. Carlisle (provost marshall, Carroll county) N00002236 1837? 1865-02 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, attorney and deputy provost marshal. Kentucky native. Son of Samuel Carlisle and Acenith P. Carlisle. Attorney in Carroll County in 1860. Deputy provost marshal of Carroll County during the Civil War. Killed at the hands of Quantrill's guerrillas near Carrollton, Kentucky, in February 1865.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll, District 2, p. 68. “Civil War Reports,” The Madison Daily Courier, February 3, 1865. Richard D. Sears, Camp Nelson, Kentucky: A Civil War History (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2002), p. 74. Ostrander Coburn (Carroll County, Kentucky, resident) N00002237 1817-02-24 1884-10-09 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Married to Hannah M. Coburn. Father of John S. Coburn, Ella Coburn, Susan Coburn, James Coburn, and Harriet Coburn. Resident in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Political: John P. Beal (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer, blacksmith and Justice of the Peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton District 2, p. 14. Find A Grave, "Ostrander Coburn (February 24, 1817-October 9, 1884)," Memorial #115630031, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115630031 (accessed March 26, 2018). Carroll County, Kentucky P00000682 Categories: Places

County in northern Kentucky. Seat at Carrollton, Kentucky. Located at the confluence of the Kentucky River and the Ohio River.

38.6748, -85.0694 Mary Ann Gentry, "Carroll County," in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 165. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Carroll County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 30, 2020). Carrollton, Kentucky P00000697 Categories: Places

Seat of Carroll County, Kentucky. Located at the confluence of the Kentucky River and the Ohio River.

38.6809, -85.1794 Mary Ann Gentry, "Carrollton" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 166. 1863-10-26 Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky

John P Bealhaving been fined the sum of $17.00 before Wm Cox Justice of the peace for Carroll County for assault & Battery upon Tho D Wright. We the undersigned from our knowledge of the facts and circumstances believing that said fine was improperly imposed on Said Beal and that he acted in self defence and as a Justice of the peace of the County to suppress a breach of the peace, respectfully pray your Excellency to remit said fine Oct 26. 1863.

We the undersigned Petitioners do say that the said J. P. Beal is a well ordered citizen and is a man that is not able to work for a living and is not able to pay the fine Even if it was Justly imposed but very unjustly impose we thout it not right he should pay the same -- you will Examine your Executive Journal you will find he has been Elected Justice of the Peace of Carroll County.

we come beging your honor to remit the fine for the sake of his family

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{Unclear} M Collyer R. T. McCann R. B. Guinn H. C. Threlkeld Allen Hanks C, C, C, C A I Guthrie ast assessor 4 Dist Ky W. G. Cline I W Lingenfelter -- Cornr of Carroll County

Jno T. Lewis -- M. D.

C. N. Stringfellow

A. V, Carlisle= Pro. Mar. Carroll. County Ky O. Coburn J A. Crawford

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Please Direct to Carollton Ky

J, P, Beel