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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-0001-004-0161 BR8-253

Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky 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. James McCaulley (Blandville, Kentucky, grocer) N00001415 1813? Categories: People

Blandville, Kentucky, grocer. Tennessee native. Married to Sarah McCaulley. Grocer in Blandville in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Wesley Garrett (Ballard Co., KY, Carpenter) Legal: Ballard Circuit Court Legal: William George Scott (Ballard county, KY, farmer) Legal: J. S. Brown, Jr (Ballard County, KY, petition signer) Legal: J. W. Rudolph (master blacksmith, ballard county) Legal: A. Hook (Ballard County, Kentucky, petitioner) Legal: Washington L. Skinner (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Joseph Kimmel (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: J. M. Owen (Ballard County, Kentucky, petitioner) Legal: B. F. Fraser (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: James F. McClain (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 7. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 2. Wesley Garrett (Ballard Co., KY, Carpenter) N00002012 1831? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, carpenter. Tennessee native. Married to Sarah Jane Whitby Garret in 1853. Father of Francis C. Garret, Andrew J. Garret, Shanis Garrett, and Mary L. Garrett. Master carpenter in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Ballard Circuit Court Legal: William George Scott (Ballard county, KY, farmer) Legal: James McCaulley (Blandville, Kentucky, grocer) Legal: J. S. Brown, Jr (Ballard County, KY, petition signer) Legal: J. W. Rudolph (master blacksmith, ballard county) Legal: A. Hook (Ballard County, Kentucky, petitioner) Legal: Washington L. Skinner (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Joseph Kimmel (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: J. M. Owen (Ballard County, Kentucky, petitioner) Legal: B. F. Fraser (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: James F. McClain (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 5. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 4. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. James F. McClain (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) N00002252 1829? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elen N. McClain. Father of Kittie McClain, Ruth McClain, and James M. McClain. Farmer in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville District, p. 10. J. M. Owen (Ballard County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00002096 Categories: People

Signed two petitions on behalf of James McCawley and Wesley Garrett in Ballard County, Kentucky, in October 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0154. KYR-0001-004-0161. William George Scott (Ballard county, KY, farmer) N00001391 1819-04-22 1902-07-10 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Susan Hinkle Scott in Shelby County, Kentucky, on January 13, 1848. Father of Charles Scott, Georgiana Scott, William C. Scott, Henry C. Scott, and Laura E. Scott. Owned two enslaved persons in Ballard County in 1860. Farmer in Ballard County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Lovelaceville District, p. 159. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Lovelaceville District, p. 20. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Lovelaceville District, p. 21. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Shelby County Marriages, Film #000259274, p. 1669. Find A Grave, "William George Scott (1819-1902)," Memorial #35956375, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35956375 (accessed May 10, 2018). Joseph Kimmel (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) N00002258 1815? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth A. Kimmel. Farmer in Ballard County in 1850. Farmer in Ballard County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Ballard County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Ballard County, p. 302A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Ballard County, Lovelaceville District, p. 161. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Ballard County, Lovelaceville District, p. 20. Washington L. Skinner (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) N00002259 1819-03-07 1885-12-15 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Martha Skinner. Father of James M. Skinner, Washington C. Skinner, Josiah Skinner, Samuel E. Skinner, and Mattie Skinner. Farmer in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Ballard County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Ballard County, Lovelaceville District, p. 161. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Ballard County, Lovelaceville District, p. 21. Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Ballard County, Lovelaceville Magisterial District No. 2, p. 27. "Washington Lee Skinner (1819-1885)," Find A Grave, Memorial #98661554, accessed September 21, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98661554. A. Hook (Ballard County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00002260 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of James McCaulley and Wesley Garrett in Ballard County, Kentucky, on October 2, 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0161. J. W. Rudolph (master blacksmith, ballard county) N00002261 1830? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Tennessee native. Married to Georgia Rudolph. Father of Emenett Rudolph, Charles A. Rudolph, and William A. Rudolph. Master blacksmith in Kentucky in 1830.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville District, p. 3. J. S. Brown, Jr (Ballard County, KY, petition signer) N00002262 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of James McCaulley and Wesley Garrett in Ballard County, Kentucky, on October 2, 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0161. B. F. Fraser (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) N00001320 1807? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Mary M. Fraser. Father of Joshua B. Fraser and Sarah V. Fraser. Farmer in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1860. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Ballard County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville District, p. 22. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville District, p. 5. Blandville, Kentucky P00002006 Categories: Places

Seat of Ballard County, Kentucky, from 1842 to 1882.

36.9437, -88.964 "Blandville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 30, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 26. Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky 1863-10-02 Petition English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Blandville Kentucky Octr 2d/63 To his Excellency

Thos E Bramlett Governor of Key Respected Sir --

The undersigned, will Respectfully state to your Excellency, that they are the Jury that tried James McCawley & Wesley Garrett for Keeping a gaming house in the Town of Blandville, We further State that the evidence was barely sufficient to warrant us in finding a verdict against them, We therefore, think from all the circumstances connected with the case, that it is one that deserves Executive Interposition,

Very Respectfully your obedient Servants &c

J. F. McClain

J M. owen

W. G. Scott Joseph Kimmel W. L Skinner

A.. Hook J. W. Rudolph J. S. Brown. Jr B. F. Fraser