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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-0001-004-0313 BR9-3 to BR9-4

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. William Forbes (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00012306 1813? Categories: People

Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Adaline Forbes. Father of Emily Forbes, Rebecca Forbes, Angelina Forbes, Bailey Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes, Sarah W. Forbes, John A. Forbes, George Forbes, James Forbes, and Mary Forbes. Farmer in Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Jackson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Isaac Jackson Faubus (Jackson County, Kentucky, county judge) Social: Abner Lewis (Harlan County farmer and soldier) Social: Caleb S. Martin (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: John Farmer (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: Henry Faubus (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: James M. Wood (Jackson County, Kentucky, county and circuit court clerk) Legal: Jackson Circuit Court Political: William Harrison Randall, Sr. (Laurel County, Kentucky, attorney, clerk, and politician.) Social: James M. Wood (Jackson County, Kentucky, county and circuit court clerk) Social: William Harrison Randall, Sr. (Laurel County, Kentucky, attorney, clerk, and politician.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Laurel County, p. 39B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, My Division, p. 906. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, River Precinct 7, p. 227B. James M. Wood (Jackson County, Kentucky, county and circuit court clerk) N00003359 1832? Categories: People

Jackson County, Kentucky, court clerk. Indiana native. Married to Tabitha Clark Wood in Jackson County in January 1861. Father of Mary A. Wood and Emily E. Wood. Clerk of the Jackson County Court from 1862 to 1866. Clerk of the Jackson Circuit Court from 1862 to 1866.

Relationships Economic: Jackson County Court Legal: William Rader (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace) Legal: Elijah Parsons (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace) Political: Jackson County, Kentucky Legal: John Parker (Jackson County, Kentucky, merchant, postmaster and justice of the peace) Legal: Meredith C. Hughes, Sr. (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace) Political: William Rader (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace) Political: Elijah Parsons (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace) Political: Jackson County Court Political: Meredith C. Hughes, Sr. (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace) Political: Phillip Marcum (Jackson County, Kentucky, surveyor, farmer, and justice of the peace) Legal: Jackson Circuit Court Social: William Harrison Randall, Sr. (Laurel County, Kentucky, attorney, clerk, and politician.)

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Jackson County, McKee, p. 15. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Jackson County, KY, June 1863, p. 393. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jackson County Marriages, 1858-1876, Film #00802458. Abner Lewis (Harlan County farmer and soldier) N00005079 1815? Categories: People

Harlan County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Lewis. Father of John Lewis, Charlotte Lewis, Alexander Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Thomas J. Lewis, Elijah Lewis, Cynthia Lewis, Martha Lewis, Nancy Lewis, and Rebecca Lewis. Farmer in Harlan County, Kentucky, in 1860. First lieutenant in the Harlan County Battalion of Kentucky State Militia from October 1862 to January 1863.

Relationships Military: 1st Harlan County Battalion (U.S.A.)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2 (Frankfort: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 883. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harlan County, p. 127. Caleb S. Martin (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00012414 1829? 1901? Categories: People

Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Louisa Sarah A. Hudson Martin in Richmond, Kentucky, on November 11, 1857. Father of Horace G. Martin, Walter T. Martin, Fanny Martin, and Jane Martin. Farmer in Jackson County in 1860. Farmer in Jackson County in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, My Division, p. 873. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, Horselick, p. 196A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Madison County Marriages, Film #000183316, p. 313. 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), Jackson County, KY, June 1863, p. 242 (Accessed via ancestry.com). Find A Grave, "Caleb Sidney Martin (1829-1901)," Memorial #5191846, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5191846 (accessed April 6, 2020). John Farmer (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00012412 1812-06-30 1908-11-06 Categories: People

Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Lucy "Icy" Frost. Father of Orpha Farmer, Denton Farmer, Simpson Farmer, Neal Farmer, Houston Farmer, Graham Farmer, Jane Farmer, and Stephen Farmer. Married to Mary "Polly" Callahan Farmer in Owsley County, Kentucky, on January 28, 1856. Stepfather of Rebecca Callahan, Robert Callahan, Martha Callahan, and Nancy Callahan. Father of John T. Farmer and Andrew F. Farmer. Clerk of County Court in Hancock County, Tennessee, in 1850. Farmer in Jackson County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Hancock County, Subdivision 33, pp. 56A-B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owsley County, District of Kentucky, p. 317B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, My Division, p. 883. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, Sturgeon, p. 243B. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Owsley County Marriages, p. 5. Find A Grave, "John "Jack" Farmer (1812-1908)," Memorial #5350190, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5350190 (accessed April 7, 2020). Henry Faubus (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00012411 1816? Categories: People

Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer and common schools commissioner. Tennessee native. Married to Maria A. O'Donnell in Washington County, Tennessee, on November 8, 1838. Farmer in Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Jackson County in 1860. Commissioner of common schools in Jackson County from 1862 to 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Laurel County, p. 39A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, McKee, p. 917. Tennessee State Marriages (1780-2002), Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Washington County Marriages, Vol. 0, Sept. 1787-Dec. 1891, p. 106. 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), p. 52, 73. Isaac Jackson Faubus (Jackson County, Kentucky, county judge) N00012421 1814-06-20 1890-10-18 Categories: People

Jackson County, Kentucky, county judge. Tennessee native. Married to Lavinah "Viney" Summers Faubus in Washington County, Tennessee, on November 23, 1834. Farmer in Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1850. County Judge in Jackson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Laurel County, p. 41A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, My Division, p. 915. Tennessee State Marriages (1780-2002), Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Washington County Marriages, Vol. 0, Sept. 1787-Dec. 1891, p. 82. Find A Grave, "Isaac J Faubus (1814-1890)," Memorial #5353532 , http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5353532 (accessed April 9, 2020). V. W. Morriss (Jackson Co, Ky, farmer) N00012485 1817? Categories: People

Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Jane Morriss. Father of William Moriss, Hannah Morriss, Thomas Morriss, Len Morriss, Elizabeth Morriss, Kennedy Morriss, Mary J. Morriss, Fanny Morriss, and Lydia Morriss. Farmer in Jackson County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Relationships Social: William Forbes (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, My Division, p. 909. Jackson County, Kentucky P00003363 Categories: Places

County in eastern central Kentucky. Seat at McKee.

37.4304, -83.9934 "Jackson County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 460. "McKee, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed May 6, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Jackson Circuit Court O00000407 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 12th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Granville Pearl. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): John Dishman and Hugh F. Finley. Clerk(s): Thomas J. Engle and James M. Wood.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. 1863-11-11 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency Gov,, Bramlette-

Your Petitioner William Forbes States that at the present (Nov) Term of the Jackson Circuit Court he was fined Fifty dollars for obstructing the Public highway,

He states that he was Surveyor of the road which runs through his land along the Rockcastle River and beleving that he had the right as Surveyor to move the road on his own land he did set out his fence ^out^ and changed the road for a short distance- as the change was all on his own land and only a slight change he did not know that he was violating the law, He further says that he does not believe that the public has been injured by the change -- The fine and Costs will be oppressive to him as he is a poor man with a large family- He therefore respectfully petitions your Excellency to remit the fine

WilliamForbes

Sworn to before me by William Forbes this 11' day of November 1863

J M Wood Clerk

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We believe the statemnts in this petition are true and join in the prayer for a remittance of the fine

J, M, Wood Clk Abner Lewis D C C S Martin, P,J,J,C John Farmer Henry Faubus Isaac J Faubus V, W, Morris

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Jackson Cir Ct vs Wm Forbes Jackson County Petition $50 --

Obstructing Highway

Remit except fees & cost

Tho. E. Bramlette

12th Jany/64