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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-0001-004-1323 BR12-60 to BR12-61

Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky John Marshall Harlan (Kentucky atty general, colonel 10th Ky Inf (USA), and attorney) N00002635 1833-06-01 1911-10-14 Categories: People

Kentucky politician, soldier, and attorney. Boyle County, Kentucky, native. Son of James L. Harlan, Sr., and Eliza Shannon Davenport Harlan. Married to Malvina French Shanklin Harlan in 1856. Father of Edith Harlan, Richard Harlan, James S. Harlan, and John Maynard Harlan. Graduated from Centre College in 1850. Studied law at Transylvania University. Admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1853. Member of the Whig Party. Frankfort city attorney from 1854 to 1856. Judge of the Frankfort County Court from 1858 to 1859. Attorney in Louisville, Kentucky, with William F. Bullock in 1861. Served in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) Regiment as a colonel from 1861 to 1863. Member of the Union Party. Attorney general of Kentucky from 1863 to 1867.

Relationships Legal: Mason W. Sherrill (Louisville merchant) Political: Mortimer D. Hay (Muhlenburg County, Kentucky, attorney) Political: John Rodman (Franklin County, Kentucky, attorney) Familial: James Harlan, Jr. (Franklin County/Mercer County Attorney/Politician) Political: P. N. Smith (Jessamine County) Political: Woodson Dickerson (Nicholasville, Kentucky, druggist) Political: S. Noland (Commonwealth attorney) Political: Melvin T. Lowry (Jessamine County, Kentucky, county and circuit court clerk) Political: William R. Welch (Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, farmer, attornery, and notary public) Political: United States Congress Political: Jessamine Circuit Court Political: John B. Cook (Nicholasville, Kentucky, grocery keeper) Political: William H. Daniel (Jessamine County, Kentucky, resident, prov govt) Political: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Social: Jesse S. Sinclair (Scott County, Kentucky,) Social: Elza Thomason (Scott County, Kentucky, farmer and hotel keeper) Social: Benjamin S. Newton (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: Edmund H. Parrish, Sr. (Scott County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: James H. McCampbell (Shelby County, Kentucky, Justice of the Peace, constable, 2nd lieut & capt 6th Ky Inf (USA))

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 54A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, District 1, p. 243. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 5, p. 563A. Augustus E. Willson, "John Marshall Harlan," The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky, ed. H. Levin (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1897), 151-55. The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, vol. 1 (Cincinnati: J. M. Armstrong & Company, 1878), 31-32. Lorren P. Beth, John Marshall Harlan: The Last Whig Justice (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). "John Marshall Harlan, 1877-1911," The Supreme Court Historical Society, accessed August 20, 2021, https://supremecourthistory.org/history-of-the-court-timeline-of-the-justices-john-marshall-harlan-1877-1911/. Benjamin S. Newton (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer) N00006331 1814? Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Georgia Ann Church Newton. Father of Sarah C. Newton, William B. Newton, and James R. Newton. Married to Taletha Ann Newton in Franklin County on May 12, 1853. Father of Joseph Newton, Jasper Newton, Charles P. Newton, and John A. Newton. Farmer in Franklin County in 1850. Farmer in Franklin County in 1860.

Relationships Familial: William B. Newton (Franklin County, Ky, private 9th Ky Cav (USA)) Legal: William B. Newton (Franklin County, Ky, private 9th Ky Cav (USA))

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 8A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 181. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, Peaks Mill District, p. 196B. Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Peaks Mill Precinct, p. 23. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Rolls #994027-994058, Franklin County Marriages, p. 2, p. 4 of 29 of microfilm. William B. Newton (Franklin County, Ky, private 9th Ky Cav (USA)) N00006332 1847 1930-12-23 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, soldier. Franklin County native. Son of Benjamin S. Newton and Georgia Ann Church Newton. Resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Student in Franklin County in 1860. Served in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from August 22, 1862, to September 11, 1863.

Relationships Legal: Scott County Court Legal: John T. Carr (Scott County, Kentucky, pvt 9th Ky Cav USA) Familial: Benjamin S. Newton (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Jesse S. Sinclair (Scott County, Kentucky,) Social: John T. Carr (Scott County, Kentucky, pvt 9th Ky Cav USA) Social: Harry B. Innes (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer ) Social: Hillery M. Bedford (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer ) Military: John T. Carr (Scott County, Kentucky, pvt 9th Ky Cav USA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 8A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 181. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, Peaks Mill District, p. 196B. Eleventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1890), Veterans Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Peaks Mill, p. 2. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 234. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #32077. Jesse S. Sinclair (Scott County, Kentucky,) N00007816 1819-02-15 1874-03-02 Categories: People

Scott County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Jemima S. Burbridge Sinclair in Scott County on February 15, 1841. Father of Thornton B. Sinclair and Jemima E. Sinclair. Married to Mary P. Hord Sinclair in Mason County in July 1848. Father of Jesse S. Sinclair, Jr., Ahord B. H. Sinclair, Mary P. Sinclair, and Eugene Sinclair. Resident of Scott County in 1840. Postmaster for Stamping Ground in Scott County from December 26, 1840, to June 13, 1845. Farmer in Scott County in 1850. Owned thirty-two enslaved persons in Scott County in 1850. Farmer in Scott County in 1860. Owned forty-one enslaved persons in Scott County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: William B. Newton (Franklin County, Ky, private 9th Ky Cav (USA)) Legal: Scott County Court Legal: John Marshall Harlan (Kentucky atty general, colonel 10th Ky Inf (USA), and attorney)

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, Stamping Ground, p. 53. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District 2, p. 477B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District 1, p. 941. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District 1, p. 223B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, Georgetown, p. 233A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Scott County Marriages, Film 000183225. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mason County Marriages, Film 000281843. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Scott County, Kentucky, vol. 14, p. 718. "Jesse S. Sinclair (1819-1874)," Find A Grave, Memorial 96326109, accessed January 4, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96362109. 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. Georgetown, Kentucky P001838 Categories: Places

Seat of Scott County, Kentucky.

38.2098, -84.5588 “Georgetown,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), p. 371. "Georgetown, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 23, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Scott County Court O00000715 Categories: Organizations

Located in Georgetown, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailer, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): John G. Morrison. Clerk(s): S. W. Thompson and James F. Beatty.

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. Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky 1864-11-28 Correspondence 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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Geotown Ky. 28th Nov 1864 Genl J. M. Harlan Dr Sir

By the request of B. S. Newton I write you some facts which I know in relation to his Son Wm B. Newton who was indicted by the Grand Jury of our County, in May 1864.

I was on the Grand Jury that indicted him, and the facts were of that description that it was necessary to find a true bill against him, but the Jury were Satisfied, that their intentions were not so much to Steal or rob, but they were in big drunken frolic and acted very imprudently and ought have been punished, but not to the extent that a man ought who intended to Steal & rob. and Mr

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B S Newton is little or wholly able to pay his Bail bond, indeed if he has to pay it, that together with his own debts will ruin him & his helpless family,

Therefore, I hope you will do all you can to relieve him from the penalty of his bond.

Respectfully yr frd J, S, Sinclair

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Respectfully refered to the Govr John M Harlan