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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-0001-004-3070 BR43-194

Livingston 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. James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky) N00011525 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Married to [unknown] Baxter. Father of [unknown] Baxter. Charged with an attempt of rape in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Familial: [unknown] Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) Familial: [unknown] Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident)

KYR-0001-004-3070. [unknown] Johnson (Livingston Co, Ky) N00011536 Categories: People

Mentioned in a petition written to Thomas E. Bramlette on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky. Accused James J. Baxter of rape in Livingston County.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. [unknown] Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) N00011535 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Married to James J. Baxter. Mother of [unknown] Baxter. Mentioned in a petition written to Thomas E. Bramlette on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Familial: [unknown] Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident)

KYR-0001-004-3070. Joseph B. Champion (Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer) N00011544 1812? Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Paulina S. Pemberton Champion in Livingston County, Kentucky, on April 4, 1838. Father of Robert C. Champion, Pinkney Champion, Mary Champion, David Champion, and Joseph Champion. Farmer in Livingston County in 1850. Farmer in Livingston County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Livingston County, p. 354B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Division 1, p. 257. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Diershill, p. 211B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Livingston County Marriages, Film #000318176, p. 222 of 257 on microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com) S.M. Gray (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) N00011560 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Signed a petition as citizen of Livingston County on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. John W. Champion (Livingston County, Kentucky, student) N00011545 1847-10-17 1886-02-18 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, student. Son of William L. Champion and Nancy Champion. Resident in Livingston County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident in Livingston County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Livingston County, p. 336A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Division 3, p. 296. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Smithland, p. 239A. Find A Grave, "John W. Champion (Oct. 17, 1847-Feb. 18, 1886)," Memorial #40566443, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40566443 (accessed December 11, 2019). N. Woodford (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) N00011561 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Signed a petition as Livingston County citizen on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. N.B. Brinson (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) N00011562 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Signed a petition as citizen of Livingston County on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. J.M. Alley (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) N00011563 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Signed petition as resident of Livingston County on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. John O. Duncan (Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer) N00011557 1823? Categories: People

Livingston and Crittenden County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Elizabeth Shaw Duncan in Crittenden County, Kentucky, on January 6, 1846. Father of Mary Ann Duncan and David L. Duncan. Married to Mary Ann Gaither Duncan in Morgantown on April 28, 1854. Father of William B. Duncan and Anthony H. Duncan. Farmer in Crittenden County in 1850. Farmer in Crittenden County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Crittenden County, District 1, p. 245A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Crittenden County, The West Half, p. 349. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Crittenden County Marriages, Film #000558428, p. 19. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Butler County Marriages, Film #000367208, p. 92. James Elison (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) N00011556 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Signed a petition as citizen of Livingston County on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. J.C. Wood (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) N00011554 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Signed a petition as a citizen of Livingston County on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. J.N. Wood (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) N00011552 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Signed a petition as a citizen of Livingston County on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. William J. McElmury (Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer) N00011541 1827? Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Matilda Deck McElmury in Livingston County, Kentucky, on February 28, 1848. Father of William McElmury, Mary E. McElmury, David McElmury, Andrew McElmury, George McElmury, James McElmury, Harrison McElmury, and Josiah McElmury. Farmer in Livingston County in 1850. Farmer in Livingston County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Livingston County, p. 360A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Livingston County Marriages, Film #000318176, p. 71. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Division No. 2, p. 218. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County,Salem, p. 221A. Andrew Jackson Fleming (Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer) N00011540 1824-12-27 1895-12-03 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Catherine Fleming. Father of Peter Fleming, Catherine Fleming, and Charlotte Fleming. Married to Nancy S. Burgess Fleming in Livingston County, Kentucky, on September 22, 1853. Father of James Fleming and Frederick Fleming. Farmer in Livingston County in 1850. Farmer in Livingston County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Livingston, p. 361B. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-58, Livingston County Marriages, p. 2 of 22 on microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Division No. 1, p. 212. Find A Grave, "Andrew Jackson Fleming (Dec. 27, 1824-Dec. 3, 1895)," Memorial #41215981, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41215981(accessed December 11, 2019). Jerome B. Hardin (Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer) N00011539 1831? Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary J. Foster Hardin in Livingston County, Kentucky, on November 16, 1853. Father of John Hardin, James Hardin, George Hardin, William Hardin, and Caroline Harden. Farmer in Livingston County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Division, p. 212. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Livingston County Marriages, Film #000318176, p. 108. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Diershill Precinct No. 4, p. 211B. James P. Threlkeld (Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer) N00011538 1821-01-16 1914-09-30 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Agnes N. Threlkeld. Father of Parmelia Threlkeld, James Threlkeld, Sarah Threlkeld, Robert Threlkeld, Martha Threlkeld, Jefferson Threlkeld, and Catherine Threlkeld. Farmer in Livingston County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Livingston County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Livingston, p. 359B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Division, p. 211. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Diershill Precinct No. 4, p. 211B. Find A Grave, "James P. Threlkeld (Jan. 16, 1821-September 30, 1914)," Memorial #42270239, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42270239(accessed December 11, 2019). W. P. Tyner (Livingston Co, Ky, petitioner) N00011537 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. Robert C. Champion (Livingston County, Kentucky, student and resident) N00011542 1839-03-05 1926-11-13 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, student and resident. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph B. Champion and Helena Champion. Married to Mary A. Green Champion. Resident in Livingston County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident in Livingston County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Livingston County, p. 354B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Division 1, p. 207. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Diershill, p. 209B. Find A Grave, "Robert C. Champrion (March 5, 1839-November 13, 1926)," Memorial #45425239, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45425239(accessed December 11, 2019). Henry Mitchell (Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer and petitioner) N00011555 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, farmer. Signed a petition as citizen of Livingston County on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. Vinson Gray (Livingston County, Kentucky, resident) N00011559 Categories: People

Livingston County, Kentucky, resident. Signed a petition as citizen of Livingston County on behalf of James J. Baxter in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Social: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. Livingston County, Kentucky P00002063 Categories: Places

County in far western Kentucky. Seat at Smithland. Located on the Ohio River and Cumberland River.

37.2431, -88.3628 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 176. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Livingston County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on April 7, 2020). 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. Livingston County Jail O00011549 Categories: Organizations

County jail in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Relationships Legal: James J. Baxter (Livingston County, Kentucky)

KYR-0001-004-3070. Livingston County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": 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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Hon Thos E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioners would respectfully state that a few weeks since James J Baxter was arrested under a charge of attempting to Commit a Rape upon a young woman by the name of Johnson- If the facts were not of their character as to demand our, influence in his behalf we certainly would not have gotten up this petition But Sir the Human family are all liable to Sin, and he is only a frail son of Adam. The facts of the case are as we are informed, That he the said Baxter was heartly intoxicated which is a rare occurance, and was perfectly wild, He was at home by himself his wifebeing absent on a visit with her child a Baby- The lady Miss Johnson went over to said Baxters to take some meal home she had borrowed, when she went in Baxter was lying in bed, and the lady mistaking him for his wife, stepped close to the bed as she went through the Room had as she came back, to go and Baxter insulted her at least such is her

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evidence, she then stepped out of the house and Baxter apologized. Sir Baxter is a poor man has a destitute family and is disgraced by having been a federal soldier, and his prosecuters are notorious Rebels, and bitterly his enemy Under the circumstances, that he can not have a fair trial, on account of the condition of things and the bitter political feeling of his prosecuters, and with the knowledge of the fact that he is poor and unable to give bail and will have to lay in Jailtill Februay before trial away from a suffering family We humbly beseech you to pardon & release him.

Resful Signed citizens of Livingston County -

J. B. Champion S. M. Gray J W Champion N. Woodford N. B. Brinson J. M. alley J O Duncan James Elison J. C. Wood J.N. Wood W. M. McElmury A. J. Fleming J. B Hardin J. P. Threlkeld W. P. Tyner R. C. Champion Henry Mitchell Vinson Gray