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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, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-005-0047 BR7-88

Casey County, Kentucky Martin Thomas, Sr. (Casey Co. farmer) N00005281 1795? Categories: People

Casey County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Thomas. Farmer in Casey County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Joel Sweeney (clerk of Casey Circuit Court) Legal: William B. Cundiff (Justice of the Peace in Casey County) Legal: Casey Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey, District 4, p. 144. Joel Sweeney (clerk of Casey Circuit Court) N00005282 1796-10-13 1869-02-13 Categories: People

Liberty, Kentucky, farmer and circuit clerk. Married to Obedience Edwards Sweeney. Farmer in Casey County, Kentucky, in 1860. Clerk in Casey Circuit Court in Casey County from 1855 to 1866.

Relationships Legal: William B. Cundiff (Justice of the Peace in Casey County) Legal: Casey Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey, Liberty, p. 125. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1855,” in 1856 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: A.G. Hodges, State Printer, 1856), 354. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1859,” in 1860 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1860), 358. “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. Find A Grave, "Joel Sweeney (October 13, 1796-February 13, 1869)," Memorial #18311504, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Sweeney&GSfn=Joel&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=19&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=18311504&df=all& (accessed June 5, 2017). 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. William B. Cundiff (Justice of the Peace in Casey County) N00005280 1809? Categories: People

Casey County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Farmer in Casey County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Casey County in 1864.

Relationships Legal: Casey Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey, District 2, p. 138. KYR-0001-005-0047. Casey County, Kentucky P00004352 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Liberty, Kentucky.

37.3157, -84.8985 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 52. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Casey County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on July 9, 2019). 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. Casey Circuit Court O00000366 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 6th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Thomas E. Bramlette and Fontaine T. Fox . Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Ephraim L. Vanwinkle and Michael H. Owsley. Clerk(s): Joel Sweeney.

“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. Casey County, Kentucky 1864-05 Legal/Financial English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": 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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State of Kentucky Casey Circuit Court} SS May Term 1864 The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plaintiff against } Upon Indictment &c M Thomas Defendant

This day appeared the attorney for the Commonwealth, and the Summon having been duly executed on the Defendant and he having failed to Answer the Indictment herein- It is adjudged by the Court that the Defendant make good his fine with the Commonwealth by the payment of Nineteen dollars the fine for the offence charged in the Indictment; and that the Commonwealth recovers against her Costs herein expended

Attest Joel Sweeney Clk C C C

His Excellency Tho E Bramlette Governor of Ky

Your petitioner Martin Thomas Senr most respectfully represents that the Grand Jury for Casey County Ky found an Indictment against one "MorningThomas," for standing & stalling to Mares his Stud horse without first having obtained a Licence, the Summon executed on your petitioner as being the person indicted and at the May term 1864 of the Casey Circuit Court Judgement was rendered on said Indictment for Nineteen Dollars fine & costs by Default upon said Judgement an execution issued & is now in the hands of the sheriff of Casey County for Collection and who has demanded of me payment on the ground I suppose that I have ^or had^ an old Stud horse (of the Thomas family) in Casey County at the ^time the^ Indictment was made (May term 1863) there being no other Thomas having a stud Horse the initials of whose name agrees as well with the person indicted as Mine, I am being identified as the Thomas who was indicted and it may be true the jurors struck at me and failed to give my true & full name: (I know of no Thomas whose name is Morning in the County)

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In consequence of ill health of myself & Family and my feebleness of body I made no defence to the indictment & knowing myself innocent of the offence charged I could not believe any man living could or would make good the charge- as before said, I had a stud Horse about 20 Years of age used by me as a work beast on my Farm and in the Spring of the year 1863. some of my friends & neighbours petitioned me to let him to their Mares which I did demanding no price nor receiving any pay for said horses Services, doing it to gratify the fancy ^& whim^ of My neighbour & friends- the foregoing statements are true Now to quiet further proceedings in this Matter whether I am held up as the offender or not, tthe promises considered you I ask at your hands, should my cause merit it; an entire remission of the fine aforesaid or such all relief as you in your clemency may think proper to grant. will be thankfully received by your friend and Humble Servant.

Martin Thomas

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 1 day of Augt. 1864

Wm B Cundiff J P c c

From my acquaintance with Mr Thomas I believe his Statements to be true and think his prayer should be granted by paying the Costs

JoelJoel Sweeney T. J. F. C C

M. Thomas Casey Cir Ct vs M. Thomas

Standing Stud horse without license

Remit

4th Oct/64