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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-0001-004-1355 BR12-107 to BR12-108

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. John Patterson (Mercer County, KY, resident) N00004883 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, resident. Convicted in the November 1864 term of the Mercer Circuit Court of shooting and wounding Andrew Galbraith Kyle.

Relationships Military: John D. Hale (Mercer County, KY, merchant & brevet 2nd lieut 9th KY Cav USA & col 74th Reg Ky Enrolled Militia) Military: 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: 2nd Kentucky Heavy Artillery Regiment (U.S.A.) Legal: Mercer Circuit Court Familial: [unknown] Patterson (Mercer County) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Andrew Galbraith Kyle (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer; president of Harrodsburg Savings Institution) Legal: Kentucky State Penitentiary

KYR-0001-004-1344. KYR-0001-004-1356. KYR-0001-004-1358. KYR-0001-004-1359. [unknown] Patterson (Mercer County) N00004884 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, resident. Married to John Patterson.

KYR-0001-004-1344. KYR-0001-004-1355. J. M. Villard (Mercer County (Stub)) N00002232 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of John Patterson in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 14, 1864.

KYR-0001-004-1355. William S. Alexander (Mercer County Trader) N00002241 1831-11-11 1878-08-24 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, stock trader. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Ann Spilman Alexander in Mercer County on June 1, 1858. Stock trader in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 35. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191863, p. Find A Grave, "William S. Alexander (November 11, 1831-August 24, 1878)," Memorial #100149855, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100149855 (accessed March 13, 2017). William Crouch (Mercer County, Kentucky, farm hand) N00008852 1830? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farm hand. Kentucky native. Son of Absalom Crouch and Louisiana Crouch. Married to Tabitha Gibson Crouch in Mercer County on May 1, 1860. Farm hand in Mercer County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, Division 1, p. 240A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 70. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191864. Fielding Hall (Harrodsburg, Ky, barkeeper) N00001202 1813? Categories: People

Harrodsburg, Kentucky, barkeeper. Kentucky native. Owned three enslaved persons in Boyle County, Kentucky, in 1850. Barkeeper in Harrodsburg in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyle County, District 2, p. 611. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 21. Samuel Huntington Porter (Mercer County Painter) N00001201 1812 1876 Categories: People

Harrodsburg, Kentucky, painter. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth S. Dean Porter in Mercer County, Kentucky, on August 15, 1860. Painter in Harrodsburg in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 6. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191864. Find A Grave, "Samuel Huntington Porter (1812-1876)," Memorial #18765747, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18765747 (accessed March 13, 2017). H. [Cayigton] (Mercer County) N00008848 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of John Patterson in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 14, 1864.

KYR-0001-004-1355. Robert H. Armstrong (Mercer County Stable Keeper) N00001203 1838? Categories: People

Salvisa, Kentucky, stable keeper. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Armstrong and Catharine Armstrong. Married to Mary J. Armstrong. Owned eight enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1850. Stable keeper in Salvisa in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 1, p. 259A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 885. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Salvisa, p. 120. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Salvisa, p. 33. S. E. Brattin (Mercer County Butcher) N00002231 1825? Categories: People

Harrodsburg, Kentucky, butcher. Kentucky native. Married to Louisa Brattin. Butcher in Harrodsburg in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 22. George Washington Morgan (Mercer County Farmer) N00002253 1813-10-14 1881-03-02 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sallie Gore Morgan in Mercer County on August 15, 1835. Father of Anna Morgan, William Morgan, Ruth Morgan, George Morgan, Isaac Morgan, and Sallie Morgan. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 37. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 12. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191854. Find A Grave, "George Washington Morgan (October 14, 1813-March 2, 1881)," Memorial #23045137, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23045137 (accessed March 13, 2017). Richard H. Paxton (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00001207 1808-04-05 1878-02-27 Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mildred Burrus Paxton in Mercer County on October 16, 1833. Father of James E. Paxton, Philip J. Paxton, Ann E. Paxton, John W. Paxton, Mary F. Paxton, Gabriel Paxton, Ellen J. Paxton, and Richard G. Paxton. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 239B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 35. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191853. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027, Anderson County Deaths. Find A Grave, "Richard Head Paxton (April 5, 1808-February 27, 1878)," Memorial #67524221, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67524221 (accessed July 6, 2018). John Floessfield (Mercer County (Stub)) N00002233 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of John Patterson in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 14, 1864.

KYR-0001-004-1355. John Slavens, Jr. (Mercer County school teacher) N00002250 1834? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of John Slavens and Sophia Slavens. Resident of Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned four enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1850. Resident of Mercer County in 1860. Household owned three enslaved persons in Harrodsburg in 1860.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Police Court of Harrodsburg Social: John P. Haggin (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, attorney)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 1, p. 274B. _Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 8. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 2. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Precinct 5, p. 19. Robertson Whittenhill (Mercer County Farmer) N00002229 1814-06-14 1891-11-29 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Lucretia Whittenhill. Father of John R. Whittenhill, Thomas Whittenhill, William E. Whittenhill, James H. Whittenhill, Nancy Whittenhill, and George Whittenhill. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 73. Find A Grave, "Robertson Whittenhill (June 14, 1814-November 29, 1891)," Memorial #88480799, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88480799 (accessed March 13, 2017). Silas Bishop (Mercer County Hotel Keeper) N00001209 1826? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, hotel keeper. Virginia native. Married to Rosanna C. Carter Bishop in Mercer County on September 23, 1845. Father of William O. Bishop and Richard A. Bishop. Hotel keeper in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 17. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nicholas County Marriages, Film #000252405. James A. Hatchel (Mercer County farmer.) N00002234 1829? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 49. Joseph Simmons (Mercer County Farmer) N00002242 1815? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Father of William Simmons, Mary Simmons, Lucy Simmons, and Martha Simmons. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 144. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 2. Walter W. Handy (Mercer County Farmer) N00002213 1836? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary B. Handy. Father of Martha J. Handy, Mary A. Handy, and Thomas M. Handy. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 49. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 15. Theophilus M. Nooe (Mercer County Student/Teacher) N00002256 1840-09-15 1911-12-18 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, teacher. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Nooe and Mary Nooe. Student at Kentucky University in 1861. Teacher in Mercer County in 1863.

U.S. School Catalogues, Kentucky, Kentucky University, 1861, p. 8. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 2. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Mercer County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 74, (Accessed via ancestry.com). Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #7016139, Mercer County Deaths, File #31788. Benjamin C. Allin, Jr. (Mercer County, Kentucky, dry goods merchant) N00002215 1834? 1898-03-01 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, dry goods merchant. Kentucky native. Son of Benjamin C. Allin and Susan Allin. Married to Jane Taylor Allin in Anderson County on January 21, 1858. Father of Georgia Allin. Dry goods merchant in Mercer County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 352A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Precinct 4, p. 18. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Anderson County Marriages, Film #001550673, p. 125. G. C. T. Dean (Mercer County Farmer) N00002235 1831? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Mercer County, KY, August 1863, p. 298, (Accessed via ancestry.com). William Rothchild (Mercer County Butcher/Merchant) N00001200 1812? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, merchant. Native of Germany. Married to Kate Rothchild. Father of Henry Rothchild, Lagassyte Rothchild, Bell Rothchild, David Rothchild, Max Rothchild, Mattie Rothchild, Berry Rothchild, Anna Rothchild, Lorena Rothchild, and Mina Rothchild. Owned one slaved in Harrodsburg in 1850. Merchant in Harrodsburg in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 364. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 3. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 25. G. A. McCrosky (Mercer County Stone Cutter) N00002230 1832? 1898-01-28 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, stone cutter. Kentucky native. Married to Mary McCrosky. Father of Laura McCrosky and Aaron McCrosky. Stone cutter in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 40. T. [Cravens] (Mercer County) N00008851 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of John Patterson in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 14, 1864.

KYR-0001-004-1355. Edward Ludwick (Mercer County Farmer) N00001214 1820? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sallie Ludwick. Father of George C. Ludwick, William K Ludwick, Elizabeth F. Ludwick, Doe M. Ludwick, James L. Ludwick, Lemuel L Ludwick, John W Ludwick, and Edwin B. Ludwick. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860. Principal musician in the 19th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from December 12, 1861 to February 12, 1862. Private in the 19th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from February 12, 1862 to August 9, 1862.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 39. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 18-22. William H. Vanarsdall (Mercer County Farmer) N00002266 1835-08-02 1881-12-05 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Elizabeth Vanarsdall. Farmer in Mercer County.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 85. Find A Grave, "William H. Vanarsdall (August 2, 1835-December 5, 1881)," Memorial #21474156, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21474156 (accessed July 6, 2018). John W. Mouse (Mercer County Merchant) N00001216 1840? Categories: People

Cornishville, Kentucky, dry goods merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Millie A. House. Father of James M. House and Pronan H. House. Dry goods merchant in Cornishville in 1870.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Cornishville, p. 1. [unknown] Bradshaw (Mercer County ) N00002239 1840? Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of John Patterson in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 14, 1864.

KYR-0001-004-1355. Benjamin A. Low (Mercer County Shoemaker/19th KY Inf.) N00002226 1837? Categories: People

Harrodsburg, Kentucky, shoemaker and soldier. Kentucky native. Shoemaker in Mercer County. Private in the 19th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from January 2, 1862, to September 9, 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 29. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 22. Thomas H. Prather (Mercer County Farmer) N00002220 1836? 1907-02-20 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Native of Kentucky. Married to Francis Walden Prather in Mercer County on June 29, 1857. Father of Bettie Prather and George Prather. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 110. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 31. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191863. Find A Grave, "Thomas H. Prather (1836-February 20, 1907)," Memorial #15088788, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15088788 (accessed March 13, 2017). G. F. [Smith] (Mercer County) N00008850 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of John Patterson in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 14, 1864.

KYR-0001-004-1355. James K. Wilson (Mercer County Farmer) N00001199 1798? 1879-08 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, carpenter. Kentucky native. Married to Jane Threlkeld Wilson in Mercer County on July 14, 1841. Father of Mary Wilson, Amanda Wilson, William Wilson, Sarah Wilson, and Daniel Wilson. Carpenter in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 84. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191857. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules (1850-1885), Kentucky, 1880, Mercer County, p. 1623. Alexander K. Nooe (Mercer County Farm Laborer) N00002254 1804? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Jane B. Thompson Nooe in Washington County on October 28, 1825. Father of Sarah E. Nooe, Ann C. Nooed, Mordicai Nooe, and Edward Nooe. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, District 1, p. 74-75. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Precinct 6, p. 8. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000241382, p. 14-15. Henry [Caned] (Mercer County) N00008849 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of John Patterson in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 14, 1864.

KYR-0001-004-1355. James Madis Norton (Mercer County Farmer) N00002255 1825? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Davis Norton in Mercer County on December 20, 1845. Father of Felix G. Norton, Vardeman Norton, Susan M. Norton, Nancy J. Norton, and Martha Norton. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 19. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191859. Andrew J. Norton (Mercer County Farmer/2nd KY Cav) N00001206 1840-11-18 1916-03-16 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of John T. Norton and Sarah Norton. Married to Lucinda Armstrong Norton in Mercer County on September 19, 1862. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860. Enlisted as a private in the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) on September 9, 1861.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 94. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191864. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016183, Mercer County Deaths, File #8690. Thomas D. Burford (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, farm hand) N00001211 1832? Categories: People

Harrodsburg, Kentucky, farm hand. Kentucky native. Son of Thomas M. Burford and Jane B. Burford. Farm hand in Harrodsburg in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 32. [Layette] Ellis (Mercer County) N00008853 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of John Patterson in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 14, 1864.

KYR-0001-004-1355. Mercer County, Kentucky P00000556 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Harrodsburg. Located on the Kentucky River.

Relationships Political: Ephraim J. Polk (Mercer County, Kentucky, attorney and examiner for Mercer County)

37.7623, -84.8433 "Harrodsburg, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 25, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, “Mercer County,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 627. Mercer Circuit Court O00000424 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 5th Judicial District of Kentucky. Judge(s): George Kavanaugh and John E. Newman. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Andy Barnett and L. H. Noble. Clerk(s): Benjamin C. Allin and Richard Board.

Relationships Legal: John Murphy (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Richard Board (Mercer County KY Circuit Court Clerk) Legal: John Glover Kyle (Mercer County, Kentucky, attorney, judge, & col Mercer Co militia) Legal: Martin B. Debaun (Mercer County, Kentucky, hotel keeper and soldier.) Legal: John W. Debaun (Mercer County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Thomas Jenkins (Duncansville, Kentucky, resident) Legal: John Bishop (Duncansville, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Anthony Smith (Cornishville, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Leticia Gray (Mercer County) Legal: John Patterson (Mercer County, KY, resident) Legal: Moses D. Hall (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, grocer) Legal: William Daviess (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Robert P. McGrath (Mercer County Merchant) Legal: Sidney S. McFatridge (Mercer County, KY, farmer & sheriff) Legal: John "Isaac" C. Vanarsdall (Mercer County, Kentucky, sheriff. ) Legal: William Payne (Mercer County, merchant and farmer) Legal: George W. Tompkins (Mercer County, sheriff) Legal: Benjamin Casey Allin (Mercer County, Kentucky, circuit clerk) Legal: O. S. Poston (Mercer County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: Nimrod Harris (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Thomas H. Buckner (Mercer County, KY, planter) Legal: John W. Cardwell (Mercer County, Kentucky, bank cashier and merchant) Legal: Thomas Allin (Mercer County, county clerk) Legal: Philip Burton Thompson, Sr. (KY prov govt, attorney ) Legal: Theodore H. Daviess (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Charles Westerfield (Mercer County, Kentucky, laborer and farmer) Legal: J. Harvey Vanderipe (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and grocer) Legal: Charles Catlett (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Holman R. Crow (Jessamine County, Kentucky, carpenter and livery keeper) Legal: Milton Crow (Grundy County, Missouri, saddler) Legal: Eli Crow (Jessamine County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant) Legal: Elison H. Carter (Mercer County, KY, blacksmith and private 9th KY Cav USA)

“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. Kentucky State Penitentiary O00000266 1798 1884 Categories: Organizations

State prison of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Frankfort, Kentucky. Operated from 1798 to 1884. Keeper(s): Jeremiah W. South (1859-1863) and Harry I. Todd (1863-1871).

Relationships Economic: Harry Innes Todd, Sr. (Frankfort, Kentucky, merchant and penitentiary keeper) Legal: Gabriel Endicott (Lawrence County farmer and prisoner for man slaughter) Economic: Ephraim Whitesides (Frankfort, Kentucky, carpenter and assistant keeper of the penitentiary) Legal: Charles Hawkins (Frankfort, Kentucky) Legal: George Knorr (Newport, Kentucky farmer and felon) Legal: Angelo Devoto (Louisville, Kentucky, confectionery shop owner) Legal: James Duddleson (stub, mercer or boyle county) Legal: James Savage (Wayne County farmer and penitentiary inmate) Legal: James Johnson (Campbell County, Kentucky, prisoner) Economic: James Landon Sneed (Franklin County, Kentucky farmer and clerk) Economic: Robert W. Lawler (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard) Legal: William J. Tice (Steele) (Jefferson Co, Frankfort, and Covington, KY) Legal: Felix McDermot (Kenton County laborer and prisoner for grand larceny) Legal: David Schroeder (Louisville, Kentucky, butcher) Legal: Thomas Edrington (Louisville, Kentucky, carpenter and convict) Legal: Francis Pace (Harlan County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Thomas Birmingham (Jefferson County, Kentucky) Legal: Daniel Bush (Jefferson County, Kentucky) Legal: William Nichols (Covington, KY steel mill worker) Legal: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate) Political: James Landon Sneed (Franklin County, Kentucky farmer and clerk) Political: Robert W. Lawler (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard) Political: John T. Hockensmith (Franklin County, KY, prison guard) Political: Luther S. Prentiss (Franklin County, KY, miller) Political: Robert W. Willhoit (Franklin County, Kentucky, petitioner ) Political: R. K. Taylor (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard. ) Political: James Gallahue (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard. ) Political: Thomas J. Frazier (Breathitt County, Kentucky, postmaster, politician, judge, and Register of the Land Office) Political: L. Tobias (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard) Legal: Thomas B. Wadlington (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Wesley [Unknown] (Caldwell County, Kentucky, enslaved man) Legal: William J. Wadlington (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer. ) Legal: Hezekiah Alexander Jr. (Meade County, Kentucky, resident. ) Legal: William Duerbeck (Ohio River boat steward.) Legal: John Smith (Mont Wilson) (Frankfort, Kentucky, inmate.) Legal: Austin Bingham (Trigg County, Kentucky, laborer. Convicted of murder in 1859.) Legal: Jeremiah W. South (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer and keeper of the State Penitentiary) Legal: John J. Dyer, Jr. (Trigg County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff.) Legal: William Johnson (Convicted of grand larceny in Franklin Circuit Court in 1863.) Legal: Daniel W. Clark (Kenton County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Stephen W. Duval (McLean County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier.)

Calvin Fairbank, Rev. Calvin Fairbank During Slavery Times: How He “Fought the Good Fight” to Prepare “The Way” (Chicago: R. R. McCabe & Co., 1890), 54-56; 104-117; 139-46. J. W. South. “Report of the Keeper and Lessee of the Kentucky Penitentiary to the General Assembly, September 13, 1861,” Legislative Document Series, No. 7 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 3-13. Report of the Special Committee on the Penitentiary to the Senate of Kentucky, February 26, 1880, Legislative Document No. 18 (Frankfort: E. H. Porter, 1880), 78. William C. Sneed, A Report on the History and Mode of Management of the Kentucky Penitentiary from its Origin, in 1798, to March 1, 1860 (Frankfort: Senate of Kentucky, 1860), 553. 1864-11-14 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": 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 "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 Thomas E. Bramlette Govener of the state of Kentucky

-- The undersigned citizens of Mercer County, very respectfully petition your Excellency to pardonJohn Patterson convicted in the Mercer Circuit Court to the penitentiary of the state for one year, He has a wife & child wholly dependant on him for support, and they are poor and dependant,- The case presents strong considerations for clemency, They pray that you pardon him. Nov 14, 1864

J. M Villard

W S Alexander Wm Crouch F. Hall S. H. Porter. H C R H Armstrong S. E Brattin G W Morgan R. H. Paxton

John Floessfield

John Slavens Jr. Robert Whittinghill Silas Bishop James A Hatchel Jos Simmons Walter Handy T. M. Nooe Ben. C. Allin Jr

G G C T Dean William Rothchild G, A, McCrosky

T. Cravens

Edward Ludwick

W. H. Vanarsdall

J W Mouse

{Unclear} {Unclear} Bradshaw

Benjamin A Low Thos. H. Prather

G F Smith

J K Wilson A Nooe Henry Caned

J. M Norton

A J. Norton

Thos D Burford

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Layette Ellis

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Petition of citizens of Mercer County to Gov. Bramlette