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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-0001-004-0453 BR9-213

Springfield, Clark County, Ohio 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. Robert S. Taylor (Fayette County, Kentucky, barber) N00017094 1834? Categories: People

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, barber. Son of John Taylor and Charlotte Taylor. Married to Lucy J. Taylor. Father of Anna V. J. Taylor. Barber in Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1850. Barber in Lexington in 1860. Barber in Clark County, Ohio, in 1863.

Relationships Familial: John Taylor (Fayette County, Kentucky, resident) Familial: Charlotte Taylor (Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, resident)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District 2, p. 198A-B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington Ward 3, p. 584. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington Ward 3, p. 258A. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Clark County, OH, June 1863, p. 549. KYR-0001-004-0453. John Taylor (Fayette County, Kentucky, resident) N00017096 1800? Categories: People

Fayette County, Kentucky, hack driver. Married to Charlotte Taylor. Father of John H. Taylor, James Taylor, George Taylor, William Taylor, and Robert S. Taylor. Resident of Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1840. Hack driver in Fayette County in 1850.

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, p. 97. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District 2, p. 198A-B. KYR-0001-004-0453. Charlotte Taylor (Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, resident) N00017095 1800? Categories: People

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Married to John Taylor. Mother of John H. Taylor, James Taylor, George Taylor, William Taylor, and Robert S. Taylor. Resident of Fayette County in 1850. Resident of Lexington in 1860.

Relationships Familial: William L. Taylor (Fayette County, Kentucky, hack driver and livery stable keeper) Familial: John Taylor (Fayette County, Kentucky, resident)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District 2, p. 198A-B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington Ward 3, p. 584. KYR-0001-004-0453. John Jacob Snyder (Clark County, Ohio, lawyer and mayor of Springfield) N00017113 1833 1898 Categories: People

Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, attorney and mayor of Springfield. Somerset County, Pennsylvania, native. Son of John L. Snyder and Isabella S. Snyder. Married to Josephine Cramer Snyder in Champaign County, Ohio, on September 17, 1862. Father of Harry Snyder. Resident of Clark County, Ohio, in 1850. Attorney in Clark County in 1860. Attorney in Clark County in 1863. Mayor of Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, from 1863 to 1865.

Relationships Political: Robert S. Taylor (Fayette County, Kentucky, barber) Political: Springfield, Ohio

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, p. 202B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, p. 371. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Clark County, Springfield, p. 351A. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Clark County, OH, June 1863, p. 527. Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Champaign County Marriages, Film 000317334, p. 99. William Mahlon Rockel, 20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens (Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1908) pp. 376, 816-7. "John Jacob Snyder (1833-1898)," Find A Grave, Memorial 34829988, accessed January 19, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34829988. KYR-0001-004-0453. Lexington, Kentucky P001002 Categories: Places

Seat of Fayette County, Kentucky.

38.0406, -84.5037 John D. Wright, "Lexington (City)," in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 549-51. "Lexington, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 21, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Fayette County, Kentucky P001031 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Lexington.

38.0406, -84.5037 "Lexington, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 21, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 99. 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). Springfield, Ohio P00017114 Categories: Places

Seat of Clark County, Ohio.

39.9242, -83.8088 "History of County," Clark County Ohio, accessed January 19, 2022, https://www.clarkcountyohio.gov/272/History-of-County. "Springfield, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed January 19, 2022, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Clark County, Ohio P00017115 Categories: Places

County in west central Ohio. Seat at Springfield.

39.9168, -83.7839 "Clark County, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed January 19, 2022, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. "History of County," Clark County Ohio, accessed January 19, 2022, https://www.clarkcountyohio.gov/272/History-of-County. Ohio P001036 Categories: Places

State in the midwestern United States. Capital at Columbus. Located on the Ohio River and Lake Erie.

39.9612, -82.9988 "Columbus, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 4, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Jeff Wallenfeldt, Francis R. Aumann, and George W. Knepper, "Ohio," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed May 22, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Ohio-state. 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. State of Ohio O00014700 1803 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Ohio. Capital at Columbus.

"A Brief History of Ohio's State Government," The Ohio Legislature, accessed June 7, 2021, https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/publications/a-brief-history. Springfield, Clark County, Ohio 1864-01-15 Correspondence 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 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 Governor Bramlette of Kentucky

The undersigned Robert S. Taylor a free person of color respectfully represents that he was born in Lexington Fayette CoKentucky resided there in the family of his parents John & Charlotte Taylor until Sept.. 1862 and removed to the city ofSpringfieldinClark CountyOhio on or about the 1st day of October AD 1862

His Father has since deceased and his Mother still resides in said City of Lexington Ky- His Father left Real Estate in said city, to which in part this applicant is an heir And he is desirous of returning to said place (viz Lexington) for the purpose of settling up his said Fathers estate & disposing of his (applicant) interest therein

He therefore solicits from your Excellency such a permit or pass as will enable him to accomplish said purpose with security and as in duty bound will

Ever Pray &c R S Taylor

Springfield Ohio January 15" 1864

State of Ohio Clark County City of Springfield

This is to over

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certify that I am acquainted with the within named Robert S. Taylor and believe the statements of the within application to be true and that his request is deserving of the consideration of the proper authorities

Applicants age is Thirty Years- Married- of light color- Black Hair, Greyish Eyes and Five feet Ten & 3/4 inches high

Attest My hand & official seal on this 15th day of January in the year A.D. 1864 James J. Snyder Mayor of the City of Springfied O

SEAL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD OHIO INCORPORATED, 1850