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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-007-0335 BR2-231

St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri 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 Knox, Sr. (St. Louis, Missouri, attorney, councilman, and politician/US Congress) N00003144 1815-03-21 1905-03-07 Categories: People

St. Louis, Missouri, attorney, councilman, and politician. Blandford, Massachusetts, native. Graduated from Williams College in 1836. Graduated from Harvard Law School in 1838. Moved to St. Louis in 1838. Married to Mary Kurr Knox on March 18, 1845. Father of Samuel Knox, Jr., Hannah S. Knox, Reuben Knox, Henry Knox, and Mary Knox. City Councilman in St. Louis in 1845. Attorney in St. Louis. Partner at the law firm of Knox & Smith in 1864, 1865, and 1866. Member of the United States House of Representatives from the first district of Missouri from 1864 to 1865.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, s.v. “Knox, Samuel,” (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000297) (accessed March 30, 2017); Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Massachusetts, Hampden, Springfield, p. 223; St. Louis, Missouri, City Director, 1866, Edward, Greenough, & Deved, pub. (St. Louis: Edwards, Greenough, & Deved, 1866), p. 516 (accessed via Ancestry.com); Missouri Marriage Records, Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm, 1845, p. 156 (accessed via Ancestry.com); Find A Grave, "Samuel Knox (1815-1905)," Memorial #7481758, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7481758&ref=acom (accessed March 30, 2017); KYR-0001-007-0321. Irwin Z. Smith (St. Louis, Missouri, attorney and politician) N00003142 1826? 1881? Categories: People

St. Louis, Missouri, attorney and politician. Massachusetts native. Married to Elizabeth Kerr Smith. Married to Isabella Pallen Smith. Moved to St. Louis in 1847. Attorney in St. Louis in 1860. Partner at the law firm of Knox & Smith. Member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1864.

Relationships Legal: Samuel Knox, Sr. (St. Louis, Missouri, attorney, councilman, and politician/US Congress) Social: Joseph Lathrop (St. Louis, Missouri, bond agent)

"Smith, Irwin Z.," in Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis, William Hyde and Howard Louis Conrad, eds. (New York: The Southern History Company, 1899), 2086-2087; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Missouri, St. Louis, Ward 6, p. 145; St. Louis, Missouri, City Director, 1865, Edward, Greenough, & Deved, pub. (St. Louis: Edwards, Greenough, & Deved, 1865), p. 631 (accessed via Ancestry.com); "Irwin Z. Smith's Estate," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Mo.), October 14, 1881, p. 1; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Missouri, District 1, Volume 8, August 1864 (Accessed via ancestry.com); Find A Grave, "Irwin Z. Smith (1826-1881)," Memorial #140618157, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=140618157&ref=acom (accessed March 30, 2017); KYR-0001-007-0321. Joseph Lathrop (St. Louis, Missouri, bond agent) N00003143 1815? 1877-04-20 Categories: People

St. Louis, Missouri, bond agent. Massachusetts native. Marries to Ada A. Lathrop. Father of Mary Lathrop, Adelia Lathrop, Lillia Lathrop, Carra Lathrop, Joseph Lathrop, Sarah Grace Lathrop, and Willie Lathrop. Merchant in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1860. Bond agent in St. Louis in 1863.

Relationships Political: Irwin Z. Smith (St. Louis, Missouri, attorney and politician) Political: Samuel Knox, Sr. (St. Louis, Missouri, attorney, councilman, and politician/US Congress) Social: Irwin Z. Smith (St. Louis, Missouri, attorney and politician) Social: Samuel Knox, Sr. (St. Louis, Missouri, attorney, councilman, and politician/US Congress)

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Missouri, District 1, Volume 3, April 1865 (Accessed via ancestry.com); Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Massachusetts, Hampshire, Northampton, p. 158; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Missouri, St. Louis, ward 5, p. 132; St. Louis, Missouri, City Director, 1864, Edward, Greenough, & Deved, pub. (St. Louis: Edwards, Greenough, & Deved, 1864), p. 350 (accessed via Ancestry.com); Missouri Death Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm, Missouri, St. Louis, p. 323 (Accessed via Ancestry.com). United States of America P001802 Categories: Places

Capital at Washington, District of Columbia.

38.8951, -77.0364 Karl Patterson Schmidt et al., "United States" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States) (accessed May 26, 2017). USGS: Earth Explorer, "Washington, District of Columbia," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 29, 2020). New York City, New York P00002569 Categories: Places

City in New York County, New York. Located at the confluence of the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean.

40.7128, -74.0059 George Lankevich, "New York City" in Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed May 22, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/New-York-City. “New York, New York," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed April 15, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Boston, Massachusetts P00000524 Categories: Places

Capital of Massachusetts. Seat of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Located on the Atlantic Ocean.

42.3601, -71.0589 Matt Stefon et al., "Massachusetts" in Encyclopedia Britannic, (https://www.britannica.com/place/Boston/Administration-and-society#toc9655) (accessed May 17, 2017). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania P00001701 Categories: Places

Seat of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Located at the confluence of the Delaware River and Schuylkill River.

39.9523, -75.1638 "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 20, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Sylvester K. Stevens, John B. B. Trussell, and Mathew S. Magda, "Philadelphia," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed June 6, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Philadelphia. Baltimore, Maryland P00003303 Categories: Places

City in Maryland. Located on the Chesapeake Bay.

39.2904, -76.6122 "Baltimore" in Encyclopedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/place/Baltimore) (accessed March 30, 2017). USGS: Earth Explorer, “Baltimore, Maryland," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 15, 2021). Chicago, Illinois P00001215 Categories: Places

Seat of Cook County, Illinois. Located on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan.

41.85, -87.6501 "Chicago, Illinois," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 4, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert Guy Spinney, City of Big Shoulders: A History of Chicago, (DeKalb: Northern Illinois Univ. Press, 2000). Cincinnati, Ohio P00001208 Categories: Places

Seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. Located on the Ohio River.

39.1031, -84.512 "Cincinnati, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 13, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio; Their Past and Present, Including Biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens (Cincinnati: S.B. Nelson, 1894), 17. Detroit, Michigan P00003302 Categories: Places

Capital of Michigan. Seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Located on the Detroit River.

42.3314, -83.0458 "Detroit" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/Detroit) (accessed March 30, 2017). England, United Kingdom P001021 Categories: Places

Capital at London, England. A state of the United Kingdom.

51.5074, -0.1278 Carl Waldman and Catherine Mason, Encyclopedia of European Peoples, vol. 2 (New York: Infobase Publishing, 2006), 226. London, England P00003297 Categories: Places

Capital of England and the United Kingdom. Located on the River Thames.

51.5074, -0.1278 Hugh D. Clout, Michael John Hebbert, and Blake Ehrlich, "London" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/London) (accessed June 7, 2017). Manchester, England P00003301 Categories: Places

Industrial city in England. Located in Lancashire County, England. Situated on the east bank of the River Irwell.

53.4808, -2.2426 H. B. Rodgers, "Manchester" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/Manchester-England) (accessed June 7, 2017). USGS: Earth Explorer, “Manchester, England," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 3, 2020). Liverpool, England P00003300 Categories: Places

Located in Lancashire County, England.

53.4084, -2.9916 "Liverpool" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/Liverpool-England) (accessed March 30, 2017). Scotland, United Kingdom P00003298 Categories: Places

Capital at Edinburgh. Located on the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea.

56.4907, -4.2026 Matthew James Moulton et al., "Scotland" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/Scotland) (accessed June 7, 2017). Glasgow, Scotland P00003299 Categories: Places

Located in Lanarkshire County, Scotland. Located on the River Clyde.

55.8642, -4.2518 "Glasgow" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/Glasgow-Scotland) (accessed March 30, 2017). Edinburgh, Scotland P00003296 Categories: Places

Capital of Scotland. Located in Midlothian County, Scotland.

55.9533, -3.1883 Blake Ehrlich, Archie Rule Turnbull, and Michael Lynch, "Edinburgh" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/Edinburgh-Scotland) (accessed June 7, 2017). St. Louis, Missouri P00003268 Categories: Places

City in east-central Missouri. Located on the Mississippi River.

38.627, -90.1994 USGS: Earth Explorer, "St. Louis, Missouri," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on May 4, 2020). 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. Missouri P00001883 Categories: Places

State in the central United States. Capital at Jefferson City, Missouri. Located on the Mississippi River.

38.5767, -92.1735 “Jefferson City, Missouri," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed November 18, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Milton D. Rafferty and Edwin J. Westermann, "Missouri," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed May 22, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Missouri-state. St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri 1864-12-09 Correspondence 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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COLLECTION DEPARTMENT, ASSOCIATED OFFICES IN UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, CHICAGO, CINCINNATI, DETROIT. IN ENGLAND LONDON, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL. IN SCOTLAND GLASGOW, EDINBURGH. ESTABLISHED IN 1842.

The Commercial Agency, N. E. CORNER SECOND & PINE STs St. Louis, Dec. 9th 1864 To his Excellency, Governor Bramlett, Frankfort, Ky, Respected Sir,

If consistent with your feelings and existing appointments, I desire to be appointed a "Commissioner of Deeds" for your State, for Missouri. I enclose commendatory letter from our present member of Congress & his associate in the practice of his profession. If no objection to the appointment, and your Secretary will state to me the pre-requisites, I will endeavor to comply with them; and also, be very much obliged to your.

Very Respy, Joseph Lathrop,

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Comr of Deeds Missouri Joseph Lathrop apptd13th Dec 1864