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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-0001-005-0056 BR7-98

Edmonton, Metcalfe 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. John Neal (Metcalfe County) N00005305 1844? 1864-02-05 Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Resident in Metcalfe County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Metcalfe County Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe, not stated, p. 48. Richard Williams (Metcalfe County) N00005306 1845? Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Resident in Metcalfe County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: John Neal (Metcalfe County) Legal: John Y. Wallace (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer and judge) Legal: Metcalfe County Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe, not stated, p. 48. John Y. Wallace (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer and judge) N00000966 1809? 1877-01-26 Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer and judge. Virginia native. Married to Ketty W. Wallace. Father of E. G. Wallace, Thomas R. Wallace, Jane C. Wallace, Mary M. Wallace, and S. P. Wallace. Farmer in Adair County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Metcalfe County in 1860. Judge of the Metcalfe County Court from 1861 to 1865.

Relationships Legal: Metcalfe County Court Economic: Metcalfe County Court Social: Samuel H. Richardson (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: John Neal (Metcalfe County) Political: James Henry Garrard (Franklin County, Kentucky, salt maker and Kentucky state treasurer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, District 1, p. 24. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe County, p. 42. “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. Edmonton, Kentucky P00005304 Categories: Places

Seat of Metcalfe County, Kentucky.

36.9601, -85.6122 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 89. Metcalfe County, Kentucky P00004949 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Edmonton, Kentucky.

37.0032, -85.6435 Kay Harbison, "Metcalfe County," in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E Kleber (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2002), pages 630-1. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Metcalfe County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 2, 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. Metcalfe County Court O00000665 1860-02-15 Categories: Organizations

Located in Edmonton, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailer, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): John Y. Wallace. Clerk(s): R. H. Young, Thomas E. Young, and E. R. Beauchamp.

"An Act to amend an act establishing the county of Mecalfe, and to fix the time of holding courts in the Fourth Judicial District," Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1860), 29. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 355-59. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, 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, 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. Edmonton, Metcalfe County, Kentucky 1865-02-27 Correspondence English Version 1 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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Edmonton Ky Feb 27th/64 Hon Thomas E Bramlett Govrnor of Kentucky

Sir-- This is to inform you that John Neal a citizen of Metcalfe county & discharged soldier was Shot & killed on the Streets of the Town of Center in this County by Richard Williams ^Feb 5th 1865^ also a citizen of this County (Metcalfe)-- The act was done so far as I can learn without Provocation and the criminal has made good his escape -- This is therefore to ask that you offer a reasonable reward for his apprehension --

Respectfuly yours, John Y Wallace Judge of Metcalfe County Court

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$250. Reward for Richd Williams for Murder of John Neal 6th Mch/65