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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, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-006-0059 BR6-71 to BR6-72

Franklin, Simpson 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. James M. Vance (Hart County, Kentucky, farmer. Fugitive from justice.) N00020739 1829? Categories: People

Hart County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Richard Vance, Sr., and Mary Vance. Married to Sarah R. Lampkin Vance. Father of Mary E. Vance, James Lee Vance, Sarah J. Vance, and William Grant Vance. Farmer in Hart County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hart County in 1860. Indicted for horse stealing in Hart Circuit Court in 1865. Fugitive from justice in Indiana in 1865.

Relationships Legal: Alexander McHatton (Hart County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) Legal: Hart Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, p. 196B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, District 2, p. 835. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, Powder Mill District, p. 372B. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994038, Hart County Births. KYR-0001-006-0059. Richard James Oglesby (Fourteenth governor of the State of Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician.) N00006923 1824-07-25 1899-04-24 Categories: People

Fourteenth governor of the State of Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician. Oldham County, Kentucky, native. Son of Jacob Oglesby and Isabella Watson Oglesby. Married to Anna E. White Oglesby. Father of Richard Oglesby, Anna Oglesby, Olive Oglesby, and Robert Oglesby. Read law with Silas W. Robinson in Springfield, Illinois, in 1844. Served in the 4th Illinois Regiment (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant in the U.S.-Mexican War. Attorney in Macon County, Illinois, in 1847. Attended law school in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1848. Trader in Yuba County, California, in 1850. Attorney in Macon County, Illinois, in 1860. Member of the Senate of the United States from the State of Illinois in 1860. Served in the 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a colonel. Served in the United States Army as a brigadier general and major general. Wounded at the Siege of Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, in 1862. Commanded the 16th Army Corps (U.S.A.) in 1863. Governor of the State of Illinois from January 16, 1865, to January 11, 1869.

Relationships Political: Executive Department, Illinois Political: Sharon Tyndale (Illinois, engineer, County surveyor, Postmaster and Secretary of State. ) Political: William Hipwell (Louisville soldier and police) Legal: Matthew Skiffington (Peoria County, Illinois, laborer and barkeeper. ) Legal: William Hipwell (Louisville soldier and police)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, California, Yuba County, Nevada City, p. 313B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Illinois, Macon County, Decatur Ward 2, pp. 606-7. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Macon County, Decatur, p. 334B. "Oglesby Dead," The Daily Republican (Decatur, IL), April 24, 1899, p. 1. John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001), 9, 408-409, 725. John Moses, ed., Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States: Illinois Edition, vol. II (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896), 537-44. Mark A. Plummer, Lincoln's Rail-Splitter: Governor Richard J. Oglesby (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2001). Franc B. Wilkie, A Sketch of Richard J. Oglesby (1884). "Anna 'Little Sissie' Oglesby (1861-1862)," Find A Grave, Memorial 41042166, accessed September 15, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41042166. Alexander McHatton (Hart County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) N00019926 1813-11-03 1885-08-11 Categories: People

Hart County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Ann Maria Neale McHatton. Father of Francis J. McHatton, Elizabeth McHatton, John B. McHatton, Nancy McHatton, Sarah M. McHatton, Hiram A. McHatton, and Harriett McHatton. Blacksmith in Hart County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Hart County in 1850. Farmer in Hart County in 1860. Served in the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a sergeant from May 17, 1862, to March 22, 1865. Captured in Rutherford County, Tennessee, on October 7, 1862. Paroled on October 9, 1862. Captured in Cass County, Georgia, on June 6, 1864. Prisoner of war in Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana, from June 30, 1864, to March 22, 1864. Signed a loyalty oath to the U.S. government on March 22, 1864.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, p. 186A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, District 2, p. 876. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, Munfordville District, p. 336A. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0017. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994038, Hart County. "Alexander McHatton (1813-1885)," Find A Grave, Memorial 146596637, accessed May 8, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146596637. William B. Jones (Simpson Co, KY, Commonwealth's Attorney 4th District) N00005301 1816-02-04 Categories: People

Simpson County, Kentucky, commonwealth's attorney. Barren County, Kentucky, native. Son of John Jones and Mary Young Jones. Married to Mary P. Lewis Jones on May 10, 1838. Father of Virgil A. Jones, Elenora I. Jones, Eugenia A. Jones, and John N. T. Jones. Married to Mary A. Mann Jones on April 14, 1846. Father of James S. Jones, Harriet B. Jones, Elizabeth Jones, and William O. Jones. Studied law under Franklin Gorin in Barren County, Kentucky. Attorney in Barren County in 1837. Attorney in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Simpson County in 1850. Commonwealth's attorney for the 4th Judicial District in Simpson County from 1858 to 1866.

Relationships Legal: Ellis Harper (Captain, Harper's Partisan Rangers) Legal: George W. Dalton (Simpson County, farmer and sheriff) Legal: William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow (Seventeenth governor of the State of Tennessee, newspaper editor, and politician.) Legal: Simpson Circuit Court Social: Samuel F. Johnson (Leavenworth Count, Kansas, druggist and soldier) Social: Arden Richard McClanahan (Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Fourth Judicial District of Kentucky Legal: Warren Circuit Court Political: Allen Circuit Court Political: George W. Dalton (Simpson County, farmer and sheriff) Legal: James M. Vance (Hart County, Kentucky, farmer. Fugitive from justice.) Legal: Alexander McHatton (Hart County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) Legal: Richard James Oglesby (Fourteenth governor of the State of Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician.) Legal: Hart Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 7B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 4. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 133. The Biographical Record of Logan County, Illinois (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1901), 227-28. Franklin, Kentucky P00005293 Categories: Places

Seat of Simpson County, Kentucky.

36.7223, -86.5772 “Franklin, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 6, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 108-09. Ron D. Bryant, "Franklin," in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2002), 354. Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). Frankfort, Kentucky P00000308 Categories: Places

Capital of Kentucky. Seat of Franklin County, Kentucky. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 108. Illinois P00004765 Categories: Places

State in the midwestern region of the United States. Capital at Springfield. Located on the Ohio River and Mississippi River.

39.8017, -89.6437 Newton Bateman and Paul Selby, ed., Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois (Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1918), p. 241, 258. Roger D. Bridges and Rodney O. Davis, Illinois: Its History and Legacy (St. Louis: River City Publishers, 1984). “Springfield, Illinois," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed February 26, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Hart County, Kentucky P00003019 Categories: Places

Seat at Munfordsville, Kentucky.

37.3101, -85.8486 Ron D. Bryant, "Hart County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 416. USGS: Earth Explorer, Hart County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 30, 2020). Hart Circuit Court O00000404 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 4th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Asher W. Graham. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): W. B. Jones. Clerk(s): George T. Wood and James H. Compton.

Relationships Legal: William Gardner (Hart County, Kentucky, judge.) Legal: Henry M. Shuffett (Hart County, Kentucky) Legal: James H. Compton (Hart Co. Clerk)

“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. State of Illinois O00014696 1818-12-03 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Illinois. Capital at Springfield, Illinois. Governor(s): William Henry Bissell (January 12, 1857 - March 18, 1860), John Wood (March 18, 1860 - January 14, 1861), Richard Yates (January 14, 1861 - January 16, 1865), and Richard James Oglesby (January 16, 1865 - January 11, 1869).

Relationships Political: Richard Yates (Morgan County, Illinois, governor, attorney, representative, and senator) Political: Ozias Mather Hatch (Springfield, IL, secretary of state of IL (1856-1864))

Janet Cartwright, Richard T. Lockhart, and Paul Simon, “Illinois,” Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed June 5, 2021, https://www.britannica.com/place/Illinois-state. “Former Illinois Governors," National Governors Association, accessed June 5, 2021, https://www.nga.org/former-governors/illinois. Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky 1865-05-11 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Franklin Ky 11th May 1865 Gov Bramlette Frankfort Ky. Dear Sir,

I enclose an attested copy of an Indictment pending in the Hart Circuit Court against James Vance for horse stealing. Vance has fled from Justice, and is now located in the State ofIllinois. I wish ^you^ to make the usual requisition upon the Governor of Illinois for his arrest and delivery to the Authorities of this state.

He is rather a notorious thief, and a bad man and ought to be punished

A McHatton whose mare was stolen has ascertained the County in which Vance is now located in Illinois. And I suggest that you appoint Mr McHatton the agent of the State to receive the fugitive.

If you will make such appointment, he (McHatton,) will take the requisition papers in person to the Governor of Illinois. And attend the officers of that State, receive the fugitive & bring him to Kentucky. The appointment of McHatton would I know be a good appointment

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I know him well, and testify that he is prudent and sensible, Does not seek the position, for any improper motive, will not in any way mistrust the prisoner, but simply desires that he should be brought to Justice, and not longer evade the law.

The Post Office address of Mr McHatton is Bacon Creek Hart County, you can send the papers directly to him or forward them to me as your may prefer, & I can send them to him

Respectfully &C, Wm B. Jones

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Requisition upon Illinois issued 13th May 1865