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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-0001-005-0064 BR7-106

Columbia, Adair 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. Green Johnson (Adair County murderer) N00005322 1865 Categories: People

Also went by alias "Guthry." Murdered John Miller in 1865. Hanged for the crime in 1865.

Relationships Legal: John S. Miller (farm laborer) Legal: Richard T. Garnett (Adair County Judge) Legal: Adair Circuit Court

The Adair County News, Columbia Kentucky (June 1, 1904), p. 3, [Newspapers.com digital archive], https://www.newspapers.com/image/93113799/?terms=Green%2BJohnson (accessed June 5, 2017). John S. Miller (farm laborer) N00005323 1845-07-02 1865-05-08 Categories: People

Adair County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Gaither Miller and Dorothy Miller. Farm laborer in Adair County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Green Johnson (Adair County murderer) Legal: Adair County Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Adair, Division 2, p. 22. Find A Grave, “John S. Miller (July 2, 1845-May 8, 1865),” Memorial #93249651, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93249651 (accessed June 5, 2017). Richard T. Garnett (Adair County Judge) N00002682 1825-10-10 1871-12-19 Categories: People

Adair County, Kentucky farmer and judge. Kentucky native. Married to Caroline M. Garnett. Farmer in Adair County in 1860. Presiding judge of Adair County Court in 1865.

Relationships Legal: John S. Miller (farm laborer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, District 1, p. 27. Find A Grave, "Richard T. Garnett (1825-1871)," Memorial #94688830, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94688830 (accessed May, 24, 2017). KYR-0001-005-0064. Columbia, Kentucky P001014 Categories: Places

Seat of Adair County, Kentucky.

37.1028, -85.3064 “Columbia,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), p. 216. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Columbia, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on June 25, 2020). Adair County, Kentucky P001017 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Columbia.

37.0764, -85.3136 “Adair County,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 2. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Adair County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 30, 2019). Adair County Court O00000590 Categories: Organizations

Located in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): Richard T. Garnett. Clerk(s): Sinclair Wheat and John W. Butler.

Relationships Legal: Richard T. Garnett (Adair County Judge) Legal: Green Johnson (Adair County murderer) Legal: Thomas Turner (stub Adair Co) Legal: Henry Logan (Adair County) Legal: Henry J. Payne (Adair County) Legal: Nathaniel M. Collins (Adair County)

“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. Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky 1865-06-08 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Columbia Ky. June 8th 1865 Hon T. E Bramblette

Sir I as Presiding Judge of the Adair County Court would make known to your excellency that on the 2d day of May 1865that Green Johnson alias -- Guthry murdered John Millerin Adair County, and is now a fegetive from Justice. and would solicit you to offer a reward for his delivery apprehension & delivery to the Jailor of Adair County

R, T, GarnettP J A C C

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Green Johns Green Johnson Dark complection Dark Hare ^Dark^ Grey Eyes six feet high weights about 190 lb crossed Eyed or cocked