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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-0001-005-0052 BR7-74

Morgan 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. David W. Roberts (Morgan County, Kentucky, laborer) N00005287 1825? Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, laborer. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy Walsh Roberts on March 4, 1847. Father of Mary J. Roberts, Elizabeth A. Roberts, and William F. Roberts. Laborer in Morgan County in 1850. Resident of Morgan County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Morgan Circuit Court Legal: Morgan County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States_ (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan, p. 156A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan, District No. 1, p. 15-16. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #000839918, Morgan County Marriages, p. 83. James L. Kendall (Morgan County, Kentucky, hotel keeper) N00005288 1824? Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, hotelkeeper. Kentucky native. Son of William H. Kendall and Susan Kendall. Married to Elizabeth Kendall. Father of William Kendall and Susan Kendall. Merchant in Morgan County in 1850. Hotelkeeper in Morgan County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: David W. Roberts (Morgan County, Kentucky, laborer) Legal: Morgan Circuit Court Legal: Morgan County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan, District 1, p. 137B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan, District 1, p. 110. Oscar McKenzie (Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer) N00005289 1840-07-30 Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer. Morgan County native. Married to Eliza A. Lewis McKenzie on February 17, 1859. Father of Elizabeth McKenzie, Daniel McKenzie, and Frances McKenzie. Farmer in Morgan County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: David W. Roberts (Morgan County, Kentucky, laborer) Legal: Morgan Circuit Court Legal: Morgan County Court Legal: James L. Kendall (Morgan County, Kentucky, hotel keeper)

KYR-0001-005-0052. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District No. 1, p. 4. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, West Liberty, Precinct No. 1, p. 27. W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle, and G. C. Kniffin, Kentucky: A History of the State, 8th ed. (Louisville and Chicago: F. A. Battey and Company, 1888), 907. Morgan County, Kentucky P00005286 Categories: Places

County in eastern Kentucky. Seat at West Liberty, Kentucky.

37.9146, -83.2934 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 202. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Morgan County, Kentucky" https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on April 16, 2020). Morgan County Court O00000669 Categories: Organizations

Located in West Liberty, in Morgan County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): R. T. Day. Clerk(s): William H. Taulbee, James S. Turner, J. T. Hazelrigg, and W. T. Havens.

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860,” in 1861 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 289. “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 1867 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Morgan Circuit Court O00000434 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 11th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): William H. Burns and Richard A. Apperson, Jr. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): J. M. Nesbitt and J. Saige Dury. Clerk(s): William Mynhier, James S. Turner, and James T. Hazelrigg.

Relationships Legal: David W. Roberts (Morgan County, Kentucky, laborer)

“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. 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. Morgan County, Kentucky Petition 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 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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To his Excellency The Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned Judge of the Morgan county court respectfully represents that at the Spring term 1865 of the Morgan Circuit Court and indictment was returned in said court by the Grand Jury of Morgan County charging David Robertswith the wilful and Malicious Murder of James L. Kendall a Copy of which inictment is herewith enclosed. He states that said Roberts at the time of his indictment and since that time has been a fugitive from justice, that some time after said indictment was returned against said Roberts a reward was offered by the then Governor of the commonwealth of Kentucky for his apprehension but the said reward has expired by limitation and the said Roberts is still at large and a fugitive from justice. That the said indictment has been filed away until the said Roberts can be arrested and brought before the court. That said Murder was a cold blooded and premeditated murder without excuse or mitigation and the undersigned now

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respectfully requests your Excellency to offer a suitable reward for said Roberts in order that he may if possible be brought to before the Court and the ends of justice be enforced

Oscar McKenzieCounty Judge for Morgan Co