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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-0001-007-0392 BR2-305

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Thomas Dugan (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds) N00002571 1824-12-25 1873-11-18 Categories: People

Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native. Married to Lavina Dugan. Father of James S. Dugan, Mary F. Dugan, and Betty Dugan. Banker in Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1860. Partner in the Banking House of Thomas Dugan and Co. in 1865. Commissioner of deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Ohio in 1865.

Relationships Economic: Jacob Mace (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and farmer) Economic: George Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker) Economic: Charles Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker) Economic: Wesley Claypole (Ohio farmer and banker) Economic: Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co. Political: James W. Tate ("Honest Dick" Asst. Sec of State 1859-1863) Economic: James W. Tate ("Honest Dick" Asst. Sec of State 1859-1863)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Scioto County, Portsmouth, p. 158-59. Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, County courthouses, Ohio, at Family History Library, Utah, Roll 292, p. 722. KYR-0001-007-0392. KYR-0001-017-0108. Wesley Claypole (Ohio farmer and banker) N00002572 1810? Categories: People

Ohio, farmer and banker. Virginia native. Married to Catherine Claypool. Father of Jane Claypool, Edwin Claypool, and Eliza Claypool. Delegate for Ross County, Ohio, to the Whig Party Convention in 1850. Farmer and banker in Green in 1860. Partner in the Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co.in Portsmouth in 1865.

Relationships Economic: Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co. Economic: A. Krebs & Bro. Economic: Thomas Dugan (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Ohio, Ross County, Green, p. 33. "The Whig Convention," The Fremont Weekly Freeman (Fremont, OH), May 18, 1850, p. 2. KYR-0001-007-0392. George Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker) N00002573 1832? 1894-01-11 Categories: People

Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker. Ohio native. Married to Sarah Davis. Father of Emma Davis and Charles Davis. Farmer in Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1860. Partner in the Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co. in Portsmouth in 1865.

Relationships Economic: Charles Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker) Economic: Wesley Claypole (Ohio farmer and banker) Economic: Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co. Economic: A. Krebs & Bro. Economic: Thomas Dugan (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Scioto County, Clay Township, p. 17. "George Davis Dead," The Cincinnati Enquirer, January 12, 1894, p. 6. KYR-0001-007-0392. Charles Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker) N00002574 1833? Categories: People

Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker. Pennsylvania native. Married to Dorthula Davis. Father of Mary Davis, Isabelle Davis, and Maude Davis. Farmer in Jefferson, Ohio, in 1860. Employed William Porter, George Cook, Van Williams, and Stephen Slaughter in Jefferson in 1860. Partner in the Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co.in Portsmouth in 1865.

Relationships Economic: Wesley Claypole (Ohio farmer and banker) Economic: Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co. Economic: A. Krebs & Bro. Economic: Jacob Mace (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and farmer) Economic: Thomas Dugan (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds) Familial: George Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Ohio, Scioto County, Jefferson, p. 32. KYR-0001-007-0392. Jacob Mace (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and farmer) N00002575 1809-05-21 1895-03-28 Categories: People

Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and farmer. Ohio native. Married to Rachel Mace. Father of Morgan Mace, Ann Mace, and Andrew C. Mace. Farmer in Ross County, Ohio. Partner of the Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co. at Portsmouth in 1865.

Relationships Economic: George Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker) Economic: Charles Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker) Economic: Wesley Claypole (Ohio farmer and banker) Economic: Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co. Economic: A. Krebs & Bro. Economic: Thomas Dugan (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds)

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Ohio, Ross County, Liberty, p. 27. "Nearing the End," The Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, OH), August 18, 1893, p. 1. "Jacob Mace (1809-1895)," Find A Grave, Memorial #67215194, accessed May 9, 2017, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67215194. KYR-0001-007-0392. James R. Page (Frankfort, KY, merchant, capt 9th KY Cav USA & asst. sec. state) N001778 1827? 1875? Categories: People

Frankfort, Kentucky, merchant, soldier, and statesman. New York native. Married to Susan Page in 1850. Father of Isaac R. Page, Henry C. Page, and John H. Page. Married to Mary T. Hodges Page in Franklin County, Kentucky, on December 8, 1858. Father of James R. Page, Albert M. Page, and Lizzie D. Page. Clerk in Frankfort in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Merchant in Frankfort in 1860. Served in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain and major from August 22, 1862, to February 14, 1863. Assistant Secretary of State under Ephraim L. Van Winkle, who served from September 1, 1863, to May 23, 1866.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District N. 1, p. 39B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District No. 2, p. 914. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, pp. 241-42. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Richland County, Denver Township, p. 517B. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0098. “Decoration Day,” The Frankfort Roundabout (Frankfort, KY), May 28, 1892, p. 3. "Ephraim Van Winkle," Office of the Kentucky Secretary of State, accessed September 22, 2021, https://web.sos.ky.gov/ofx/secsofstate?id=39. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll 994034, Franklin County Marriages. "Memorandum," The Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY), May 31, 1867, p. 1. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 228-29, 251. Ohio P001036 Categories: Places

State in the midwestern United States. Capital at Columbus. Located on the Ohio River and Lake Erie.

39.9612, -82.9988 "Columbus, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 4, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Jeff Wallenfeldt, Francis R. Aumann, and George W. Knepper, "Ohio," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed May 22, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Ohio-state. 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. Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Co. O00002576 Categories: Organizations

Located in Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1865. Partner(s): Thomas Dugan, Wesley Claypole, George Davis, Charles Davis, and Jacob Mace.

Relationships Economic: Jacob Mace (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and farmer) Economic: George Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker) Economic: Charles Davis (Scioto County, Ohio, farmer and banker) Economic: Wesley Claypole (Ohio farmer and banker) Economic: Thomas Dugan (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds) Economic: A. Krebs & Bro.

KYR-0001-007-0392. KYR-0001-017-0094. 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. Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio 1865-03-18 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 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 Dugan. Wesley Claypole. Geo. & Chas Davis. Joe. Mace. BANKING HOUSE OF

THOMAS DUGAN & CO. Portsmouth, Ohio Mch 18" 1865 Hon. Jas. R. Page

Asst. Secretary of State of Kentucky

Frankfort Mr Dear Sir

Yours of 15" inst. received. and would be pleased to recomceive appointment Commissioner of Deeds for Kentucky. Enclosed find state tax $5 -- please send blank forms as usual also.

Yours Verry Truly Thos Dugan

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Comr Deeds

Ohio Thos Dugan apptd21st March/65