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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-0001-005-0153 BR7-366

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. Samuel Gains (Marshall County, convicted murder ) N00007302 Categories: People

Convicted of murder and sentenced for execution but escaped from jail prior to his execution date. His rescheduled execution date was July 13, 1866.

Relationships Legal: Marshall Circuit Court

KYR-0001-005-0153. Marshall County, Kentucky P00000910 Categories: Places

Seat at Benton. Located on the Tennessee River.

36.8574, -88.4016 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 189. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Marshall County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on February 26, 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. Marshall Circuit Court O00000428 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 1st Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): R. K. Williams and Charles S. Marshall. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Thomas H. Corbett, P. D. Yeiser, and W. W. Tice. Clerk(s): M. Riley, G. S. Jones, and J. H. Riley.

Relationships Legal: John Stice (Marshall County, farmer) Legal: Alfred Williams (Marshall County, saddler) Legal: Robert A. Wade (Marshall County, farmer) Legal: Richard Stokes (Marshall County, farmer and soldier) Legal: William King (Marshall County, farmer) Legal: Elijah C. Dycus (Marshall County, physician) Legal: Josiah Jordan (Marshall County, farmer and soldier) Legal: James McBride (Marshall County, farmer) Legal: Henry Malone (Marshall County) Legal: Thomas H. Blewett (Marshall County) Legal: James H. Johnston (Marshall County) Legal: James H. Flowers (Marshall County, farmer) Legal: John Dishman (Warren County, farmer) Legal: William B. Walters (Marshall County, farmer) Legal: Cyrus H. Philley (Marshall County) Legal: Garrett S. Jones (KY, Marshall County, farmer) Legal: Alfred Johnston (Marshall County, farmer, politician, and soldier)

“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. Legal/Financial English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 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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Thomas E Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky To the Sheriff of Marshall County

Greeting: Whereas it satisfactorily appears to me that at a special term of the Marshall Circuit Court held in the month of July 18665, that Samuel Gains was duly Convicted and adjudged by said Court To be guilty of the crime of murder and was adjudged & sentenced by said court to be hanged by the neck until he was dead on the 15th day of September 1865 and whereas it further appears that said Samuel Gains before the day fixed for execution as aforesaid, escaped from the jail of said County ^& fled from justice^ and was not hanged as adjudged; and whereas it further appears that he has since that time been arrested and is, now ^in custody being^ Confined in the jail of said County, now therefore, you are Commanded as sheriff of Marshall County on ^Friday^ the 13th day of July, -- 1866 between the hours of sunsetrise, and Sunriseset to execute said Judgement of death by hanging said Samuel Gains by the neck until he is dead,

In testimony where I have Caused this warrant to be issued under my hand, and the seal of the Commonwealth to be affixed,

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Form of Warrant for Hanging after time expires