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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-0001-004-1354 BR12-105 to BR12-106

Sharpsburg, Bath 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. Elizabeth Goodpasture (Bath County, Kentucky, resident) N00001180 1820? Categories: People

Bath County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Married to Noah Goodpasture. Mother of Shelby Goodpasture, Felix Goodpasture, Judy Goodpasture, Marshall Goodpasture, and Louretta Goodpasture. Resident in Bath County in 1860.

Relationships Familial: Noah Goodpasture (Bath County Farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Bath County, p. 148. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Bath County, Bethel, p. 3. Noah Goodpasture (Bath County Farmer) N00001179 1812? Categories: People

Bath County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Sharp Goodpasture. Father of Shelby Goodpasture, Felix Goodpasture, Judy Goodpasture, Marshall Goodpasture, and Louretta Goodpasture. Farmer in Bath County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Bath County, p. 148. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Bath County, Bethel, p. 3. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7020624, Clark County Deaths, File #688. William L. Sudduth (Bath County Farmer) N00001181 1817? Categories: People

Kentucky native. Married to Juliet Suddeth. Father of Watson Suddeth, Margaret Suddeth, Emily Suddeth, and Betsey Suddeth. Farmer in Bath County in 1860. Owned twenty-four enslaved persons in Bath County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bath County, p. 87. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Bath County, p. 18-19. Landaff Watson Andrews (Fleming County, KY Politician, 10th Cir Ct Judge, atty) N00001182 1803-02-12 1888-12-23 Categories: People

Fleming County, Kentucky, attorney, legislator, and judge. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Dorsey Andrews. Father of Juliet Andrews, Margaret Andrew, and James Ella Andrews. Graduate of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1824. Attorney in Fleming County from 1828 to 1839. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Fleming County in 1834 and 1838. Whig Party member of Congress of the United States of America from Kentucky from 1839 to 1843. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Fleming County in 1850. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Fleming County from 1857 to 1861. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Fleming County in 1860. Held interest in an additional fourteen enslaved persons in Fleming County in 1860. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Fleming County from 1861 to 1862. Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit from 1862 to 1868.

Relationships Legal: Lawrence Circuit Court Legal: Adolphus Lafayette Reid (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer, and sheriff. ) Legal: John C. Adams (Greenup County, Kentucky, judge and lawyer) Legal: John S. Jones (Greenup County, Kentucky, county court clerk, postmaster, iron manufacturer & manager ) Legal: John Seaton (Greenup County, KY, judge) Legal: Greenup County Court Legal: Ninth Judicial District of Kentucky

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fleming County, Flemingsburg, p. 256A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Fleming County, Flemingsburg. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fleming County, Flemingsburg, District 2, p. 623. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Fleming County, Flemingsburg, District 2, p.473B , p. 473B. Lewis Collins and Richard H. Collins, History of Kentucky, Volume II (Covington, KY: Collins and Company, 1878), p. 230-31. Sixty-first U.S. Congress, Senate Documents, Volume 56: Biographical Congressional Directory (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1913), p. 442. 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. The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY), December 21, 1888, page 3. "Landaff Watson Andrews" (1803-1888), Find a Grave, Memorial 7669613, accessed March 3, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7669613. Sharpsburg, Kentucky P00001178 Categories: Places

Town in Bath County, Kentucky.

38.202, -83.9294 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 268. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Sharpsburg, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on July 7, 2020). Carlisle, Kentucky P00000537 Categories: Places

Seat of Nicholas County, Kentucky.

38.312, -84.0274 "Carlisle, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed December 5, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Joan W. Conley, “Carlisle,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 163. Nicholas Circuit Court O00000477 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 10th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): E. C. Phister and L. W. Andrews. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): R. H. Stanton and George M. Thomas. Clerk(s): James H. Holladay, James L. Arnold, William W. Howard, and J. M. Chevis.

Relationships Legal: John Delaney (Nicholas County, KY, student) Legal: Noah Goodpasture (Bath County Farmer) Legal: Nicholas House Legal: William Norvell (Carlisle, Kentucky, KY Rep, judge and attorney) Legal: John Alexander Campbell (Carlisle, Kentucky, court clerk) Legal: Leonidas M. Campbell (Nicholas County, Kentucky, hotel keeper) Legal: Hugh M. Stitt (Nicholas County, Kentucky, hotel keeper and post master) Legal: George Morgan Thomas (Lewis Co politician; 10th Judicial District Commonwealth’s Attorney) Legal: Michael B. Burns (Fleming County, Kentucky, farmer and farm hand) Legal: Owen Conway (Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer)

“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. Sharpsburg, Bath County, Kentucky 1864-11-10 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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Sharpsburg Ky Novr. 10th 1864 Gov. Bramlette Dear Sir

There is a very poor woman in this neighborhood who appeals to your clemency

some time ago her somn got into a difficulty in Carlisle and to keep him from going to jail Noah Goodpasture (his father) went his security and swore he was worth the required amount, now the only property they have is some land bought and owned by the wife and Mother and earned by her hard labor now she fears if this money is not paid her husband will be prosecuted and taken from his family.

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The young man has left the state and thereby accomplished what the citizens of Carlisle desired.

In view of these facts I hope you will feel that it is not inconsistent with your duty to remit the penalty as far as Noah Goodpasture is concerned I think it is $500 --

With my best wishes for you

I am very Respy Yr friend

Will. L. Sudduth

Dear Gov

I fully concur with. Mr Sudduth the fine was imposed in my court. and I hope you will remit it yor frd

L W Andrews

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Nicholas Cir Ct vs Noah Goodpasture $500,

Remitted 15th Nov/64