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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-0001-004-0703 BR10-75 to BR10-76

Calhoun, McLean 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. Henry Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, resident. Formerly enslaved by Phillip Hicks) N00017454 1841? Categories: People

McLean County, Kentucky, resident. Married to Emeline Hicks. Father of Alice Hicks, Henry Hicks, and Sallie Hicks. Enslaved by Phillip B. Hicks in McLean County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Relationships Slavery: Phillip B. Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Social: John Erwin (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer and fisherman.) Social: Isaac N. Vertrees (McLean Co farmer) Legal: McLean Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Calhoun, p. 430B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Calhoun Precinct, p. 186A. Phillip B. Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer. ) N00017453 1815? Categories: People

McLean County, Kentucky, farmer and hotel keeper. Kentucky, native. Married to Mary Jane Pruitt Hicks in Henderson County, Kentucky, on November 10, 1840. Father of Martha J. Hicks, Nancy Hicks, William Hicks, Charles W. W. Hicks, and Alice Hicks. Farmer in Henderson County in 1850. Employed David McFarland as a farmer in Henderson County in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1850. Hotel Keeper in McLean County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in McLean County in 1860. Enslaved Henry Hicks in McLean County in 1864.

Relationships Legal: McLean Circuit Court Slavery: Henry Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, resident. Formerly enslaved by Phillip Hicks) Social: Isaac N. Vertrees (McLean Co farmer) Social: John Erwin (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer and fisherman.) Political: Richard Taylor Jacob (Oldham Co, KY, Col of 9th Cav, Lt. Gov of KY, 1863-1867)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 2, p. 290B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 2, p. 508. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Calhoun, p. 5. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Calhoun, p. 430B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Calhoun, p. 209A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994038, Henderson County Births. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Henderson County Marriages, Film #000576460, p. 67. KYR-0001-004-0705. Isaac N. Vertrees (McLean Co farmer) N00001089 1801? Categories: People

McLean County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married Meekey Lane Vertrees. Father of John Vertrees, Samuel Vertrees, Emily Benham Vertrees, Miles Vertrees, Isaac Vertrees, Squire Vertrees, James Vertrees, Scott Vertrees, Taylor Vertrees, and Alice Vertrees. Farmer in Meade County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in McLean County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Phillip B. Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Legal: McLean Circuit Court Economic: Phillip B. Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Political: Richard Taylor Jacob (Oldham Co, KY, Col of 9th Cav, Lt. Gov of KY, 1863-1867) Social: Henry Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, resident. Formerly enslaved by Phillip Hicks)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Meade County, Kentucky District, p. 171. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, p. 32. John Erwin (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer and fisherman.) N00017452 1830? Categories: People

McLean County, Kentucky, farmer and fisherman. Indiana native. Married to Lavisa Pinkston Erwin in Daviess County, Kentucky, on May 18, 1848. Father of Starling Asbury Erwin, Melvina Erwin Crabtree, Robert H. Erwin, Melissa Erwin, and Nancy E. Erwin. Farmer in Daviess County in 1850. Fisherman in McLean County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Phillip B. Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Legal: McLean Circuit Court Economic: Phillip B. Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Social: Henry Hicks (McLean County, Kentucky, resident. Formerly enslaved by Phillip Hicks) Political: Richard Taylor Jacob (Oldham Co, KY, Col of 9th Cav, Lt. Gov of KY, 1863-1867) Legal: McLean County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Daviess County, District 2, p. 438A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Calhoun, p. 6. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Calhoun, p. 186A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Daviess County Marriages, Film #005557639, p. 100. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #8228. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #18587. Calhoun, Kentucky P00001064 Categories: Places

Seat of McLean County. Located on Green River.

37.5389, -87.2583 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 46. 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). McLean Circuit Court O00000433 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 3rd Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): James Stewart. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Cicero Maxwell and John Chapeze. Clerk(s): Alfred C. Tanner and Louis L. Moore.

Relationships Legal: Robert A. Hunt (McLean County) Legal: J. W. Taylor (McLean County) Political: Louis Leo Moore (Clerk of McLean Circuit Ct.) Economic: John W. Moore (McLean County. Deputy clerk of McLean Circuit Court) Legal: Douglass Little (Presiding Judge McLean Co Ct.) Legal: L. B. Lillard (Calhoun, Ky ) Legal: John G. Barnes (McLean County) Legal: Isaac N. Vertrees (McLean Co farmer) Legal: John Erwin (McLean County, Kentucky, farmer and fisherman.) Legal: Stephen W. Duval (McLean County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier.)

“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), 303-308; “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), 301-306; “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), 347-350. Calhoun, McLean County, Kentucky 1864-04-12 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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Calhoon Ky April 12th/64 His Exclency Thomas E. BramblettGov & c

Your Petitioners would respectfully represent to your Honner that they were informed against at the September Term of the McClean Circuit Court and an indictment found against them for selling spirits to a slave in violation of the statute your Petitioners employed council to attend to the management of said cause which they failed to do properly but let the Court take the case on the indictment without any Evidence on the part of these Petitioners and the court thereupon rendered Judgment against these Petitioners for 50$ your Petitioners were wholy ignorant of the prosecuting if they had been aprised of the case they could have introduced the owner of the slave and proven that we had daily orders from him to sell said slave sprits where ever he called for it as will fuly appear to your Honer by reference to his affidavit herwith filed

Now therfore your Petitioner declare that they have not violated the Statute of Kentucky as alledged and Pray your Honner to release him from this unjust penelty as they will ever pray

Respectfully Isaac. Vertreese John, Erwin