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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-0001-004-0406 BR9-140

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 Barret Allen (Greensburg, Kentucky, attorney, banker, and politician) N00002159 1803-05-19 1882-04-22 Categories: People

Greensburg, Kentucky, attorney, banker, and politician. Kentucky native. Married to Jane Pope Helm Allen. Married to Huldah Wilcox Allen. Married to Miley "Millie" N. Baker Allen. Father of Jane Allen, Harriet Allen, Edward P. Allen, Mary B. Allen, and Fanny B. Allen. Attended Athens Seminary in Greensburg, Kentucky, under the Rev. John Howe. Studied under Dr. James Priestly in Nashville, Tennessee. Teacher in Greensburg. Studied law under Samuel Brents and admitted to the bar. Member of the Whig Party. Postmaster in Greensburg from 1823 to 1828. Justice of the peace in Green County from 1828 to 1829. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Green County from 1829 to 1831. Attorney for the Bank of the Commonwealth at Greensburg in 1829. Editor of a Whig political and literary publication in 1834. Clerk of the Bank of Kentucky branch at Greensburg from 1835 to 1839. Master in Chancery for Green County in 1843. Cashier of the Bank of Kentucky branch at Greensburg from 1839 to 1857. Member of the Masonic Order in Kentucky. Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky from 1846 to 1847. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in 1850. Owned ten enslaved persons in 1860. Colonel of the 16th Regiment of Kentucky State Militia (U.S.A.). Attorney in Greensburg from 1858 to 1862. County attorney for Green County from 1862 to 1874.

Relationships Legal: Green Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District No. 2., p. 154A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District No. 2, p. 226. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, Greensburg District No. 2, p. 88. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, Greensburg District No. 2, p. 77A. The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, vol. 1 (Cincinnati: J. M. Armstrong & Company, 1878), 76-77. "The Grand Lodge of Kentucky F. & A.M.: Past Grand Masters," (https://grandlodgeofkentucky.org/?page_id=1330&gmid=41) (accessed on September 6, 2017). "William B. Allen (1803-1882)," Find A Grave, Memorial #106115556, accessed March 10, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106115556. John W. Barrett (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer and deputy sheriff) N00012828 1828? Categories: People

Barren County, Kentucky, farmer and deputy sheriff. Virginia native. Married to Elizabeth F. Barrett. Father of Lilian Barrett. Farmer in Barren County in 1860. Owned nine enslaved persons in Barren County in 1860. Deputy sheriff of Barren County in 1863. Deputy sheriff of Barren County in 1864.

Relationships Legal: Samuel T. Wilson (Green County, Kentucky, clerk of circuit court) Legal: Samuel Rogers Tolle (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff) Legal: Green Circuit Court Legal: William Barret Allen (Greensburg, Kentucky, attorney, banker, and politician)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow, District 1, p. 783. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1, p. 49B. KYR-0001-004-0390. KYR-0001-004-0406. William H. Roberts (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer) N00012824 1840-07-27 1928-04-26 Categories: People

Barren County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Drury Roberts and Lucy Roberts. Student in Barren County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned six enslaved persons in Barren County in 1850. Farm laborer in Barren County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: John W. Barrett (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer and deputy sheriff) Legal: Samuel T. Wilson (Green County, Kentucky, clerk of circuit court) Legal: Samuel A. Spencer (Green County, Kentucky, attorney and judge) Legal: Samuel Rogers Tolle (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff) Legal: Green Circuit Court Familial: Drury Roberts (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer) Economic: William Barret Allen (Greensburg, Kentucky, attorney, banker, and politician)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Division 2, p. 442A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Division 2, p. 214. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1, p. 790. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #10711. Greensburg, Kentucky P001024 Categories: Places

Seat of Green County, Kentucky.

37.2609, -85.4989 Ron D. Bryant, “Green County,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), p. 387. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Greensburg, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on October 23, 2019). Barren County, Kentucky P00000558 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Glasgow. Located on the Barren River.

36.9959, -85.9119 Cecil E. Goode, “Barren County,” The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 54. "Glasgow, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 11, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Green Circuit Court O00000387 1793 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 5th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1860 to 1861. Judge(s): George Kavanaugh. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Andy Barnett. Clerk(s): Samuel T. Wilson. Located in the 15th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1862 to 1865. Judge(s): T. T. Alexander. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): J. H. C Sandidge. Clerk(s): Samuel T. Wilson.

Relationships Legal: William H. Woods (Green County, Kentucky, Presbyterian minister) Legal: Mary [Unknown] (Green County, Kentucky, enslaved woman.) Legal: Daniel Loyall (Green County, Kentucky, farmer.) Legal: Lucinda Fields (Green County, Kentucky, resident. Witness in the infanticide case of Mary [Unknown] in Green County in 1864.) Legal: John Coakley (Green County, Kentucky, farmer.) Legal: Edward B. Sydnor (Green County, Kentucky, farm hand.)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in _1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document 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,” 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), 301-06. “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. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in _1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. 1864-01-08 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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To his Excellency Thos E Bramlette Governor of Ky

The undersigned would Respectfully Represent to your honor that he was attached as a witness for the Green circuit court and when court came on he was sick and unable to attend court and was informed by the party who had him summoned he could do without him as he had a witness who the same fact sometime afterwards ^he had^ a notice was served on him that issued from said court in consequence ^of his^ My nonattendance I went to see Greensburg and employed W B Allen Esqr ^to attend^ to it he wrote an answer for Me and promised to notify Me if there was anything More necessary I heard nothing from it untill and execution was issued for $100 placed in the hands of John W Barrett Deputy sherriff for Barren county The undersigned has been advised that it is a case that Requires Executive interference The facts as I have stated them will be sustained in part ^by^ some affedavits that will accompany this petition if you think this petition Reasonable and proper your petitioner hopes that you will Remit a portion of it or the whole of it if you have the power for which he will ever pray &c

William H. Roberts Jany 8th 1864