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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-0001-004-0408 BR9-143

Blue Spring Grove, Barren 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. 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. Weeden S. Yates (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer) N00015567 1815? 1877 Categories: People

Barren County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Ermanella E. Yates. Father of Mary C. Yates Lockett, Elizabeth F. Yates, William T. Yates, John L. Yates, and Hellen C. Yates Franklin. Constable in Barren County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Barren County in 1850. Farmer in Barren County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Barren County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William H. Roberts (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Division 2, p. 448A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Division 2, p. 222. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1, p. 786. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1, p. 50A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Hiseville, p. 638B. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Green County Wills, vol. 1-5, 1796-1939, p. 32. Blue Spring Grove, Kentucky P00015563 Categories: Places

Town in northeast Barren County, Kentucky. Renamed Hiseville in 1867.

37.1009, -85.8125 David C. Elbon, “Hiseville, Kentucky,” Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer, accessed September 8, 2021, https://www.kyatlas.com/ky-hiseville.html. "Hiseville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 8, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. 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/. Horse Cave, Kentucky P00010797 Categories: Places

City in Hart County, Kentucky.

37.1795, -85.9069 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 144-45. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Horse Cave, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on August 6, 2020). 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). 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). Glasgow, Kentucky P00000336 Categories: Places

Seat of Barren County, Kentucky.

36.9959, -85.9119 "Glasgow, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 11, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 116. 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. Blue Spring Grove, Barren County, Kentucky 1864-01-08 Petition English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 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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Bluespring GroveBarren cty Jany 8/ 64 To his Excellency Governor Bramlette

Dear sir This will accompany a petition of W H Roberts asking of you to Remit a portion or all of a fine agst him on an attachment bond he is My neighber and I have no doubt but the case is Just as he Represents it any thing you can do for him in getting him clear of the fine will meet the approbation of all that are acquainted with the circumstance

enclosed you will a copy of the execution on should you Remit it as I hope you will will you will please Direct to W. H. Roberts Horse cave Ky

We have no Mail on this Road from Greensburg to Glasgow anything you can do in this case will be kindly Remembered by your Friend

W, S, Yates

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Green Cir Ct vs

Remit all except costs & fees-

T E Bramlette W H. Roberts $100. forfeited Bail 12th Jany/64