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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-0001-007-0397 BR2-312

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 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. Francis Bloodgood (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attorney and commissioner of deeds) N00005578 1827? 1917-04-10 Categories: People

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attorney and commissioner of deeds. Wisconsin native. Marries to Josephine M. Colt Bloodgood. Father of Mariam Bloodgood and Francis Bloodgood, Jr. Attorney in Milwaukee in 1860. Commissioner of deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Milwaukee in 1865.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, p. 211; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Ward 1, p. 149; "Francis Bloodgood Dead," The Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wis.), April 10, 1917, p. 8; Find A Grave, "Francis Bloodgood (1827-1917)," Memorial #90796060, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90796060&ref=acom (accessed May 9, 2017); KYR-0001-007-0391. Andrew G. Miller (Wisconsin associate justice and judge) N00005588 1801-09-18 1874-09-30 Categories: People

Wisconsin associate justice and judge. Carlisle, Pennsylvania, native. Married to Caroline Miller. Father of Caroline E. Miller, John M. Miller, and Mary Alice Miller. Educated at Dickinson College. Graduated from Washington College in 1819. Studied law in 1822. Attorney in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from 1822 to 1838. Deputy attorney general for Adams County, Pennsylvania. Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Wisconsin Territory from 1838 to 1848. Judge for the U.S. District Court of Wisconsin from 1848 to 1870.

Relationships Social: Francis Bloodgood (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attorney and commissioner of deeds)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Ward 7, p. 35; Federal Judicial Center, History of the Federal Judiciary, Judges, "Miller, Andrew Galbraith," (https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/miller-andrew-galbraith) (accessed May 10, 2017). Arthur McArthur, Sr. (Wisconsin lieutenant governor, governor, attorney, and judge) N00005598 1815-01-26 1896-08-26 Categories: People

Wisconsin lieutenant governor, governor, attorney, and judge. Native of Glasgow, Scotland. Married to Aurelia Belcher McArthur. Father of Arthur McArthur, Jr. and Francis McArthur. Graduate of Wesleyan University. Admitted to the bar in Massachusetts and New York in 1840. Moved to Milwaukee in 1849. Member of the Democratic Party. City Attorney for Milwaukee in 1851. Lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, under Governor William A. Barstow, in 1855. Governor for a four day period in 1856. He resigned and continued his service as lieutenant governor of Wisconsin until 1858. Judge of the Milwaukee Circuit Court from 1858 to 1869.

Relationships Social: Francis Bloodgood (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attorney and commissioner of deeds) Political: Winfield Smith (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, attorney and 8th Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin.) Political: Andrew G. Miller (Wisconsin associate justice and judge)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Ward 7, p. 29; Find A Grave, "Arthur McArthur (1815-1896)," Memorial #6869442, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6869442&ref=acom (accessed May 10, 2017); Wisconsin Historical Society, Dictionary of Wisconsin History, "MacArthur, Arthur," (https://web.archive.org/web/20140202213422/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&termid=2722&searchterm=mcarthur) (accessed May 10, 2017). John B. D. Cogswell (Wisconsin attorney) N00005606 1829-06-06 1889-06-11 Categories: People

Wisconsin attorney. Yarmouth, Massachusetts, native. Graduate of Dartmouth College in 1850. Graduate of Harvard Law School in 1852. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1853. Moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1857. United States District Attorney for Wisconsin from 1861 to 1866.

Relationships Social: Francis Bloodgood (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attorney and commissioner of deeds) Political: Arthur McArthur, Sr. (Wisconsin lieutenant governor, governor, attorney, and judge) Political: Winfield Smith (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, attorney and 8th Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin.) Political: Andrew G. Miller (Wisconsin associate justice and judge)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, p. 110; John Bear Doane Cogswell Papers, American Antiquarian Society, Manuscript Collections, (http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Findingaids/johnbeardoane_cogswell.pdf) (accessed May 10, 2017). Winfield Smith (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, attorney and 8th Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin.) N00005591 1827-08-16 1899-11-08 Categories: People

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, attorney and 8th Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin. Brown County, Wisconsin, native. Son of Henry Smith and Elvira Foster Smith. Married to Sarah M. Fellows Smith in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on September 1, 1853. Father of Anna E. Smith, Henry L. Smith, and Eva E. Smith. Graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, in 1846. Attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1850. Attorney in Milwaukee in 1860. Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin from 1862 to 1866.

Relationships Social: Francis Bloodgood (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attorney and commissioner of deeds) Political: Andrew G. Miller (Wisconsin associate justice and judge) Political: State of Wisconsin Political: James Taylor Lewis (9th Governor of Wisconsin) Legal: Government of the United States of America Legal: Claudius Tifft (Campbell County, Kentucky, printer and soldier)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Ward 4, p. 335. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Ward 7, p. 106A. Wisconsin Marriage Records Pre-1907, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Vol 01-09, Microfilm 104, Marriage 01957. "Died in London," The Weekly Wisconsin(Milwaukee, WI), November 11, 1899, p. 4. Parker McCobb Reed, The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin: History and Biography (Milwaukee, WI: P.M. Reed, 1882), 191-9. Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin P00005575 Categories: Places

Seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Located on Lake Michigan.

43.0389, -87.9065 "Milwaukee" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/Milwaukee) (accessed May 9, 2017). Wisconsin P00002521 Categories: Places

State in the midwestern United States. Capital at Madison. Located on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

43.0731, -89.4012 Ingolf K. Vogeler and Robert W. Finley, "Wisconsin," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed May 9, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Wisconsin. "Madison, Wisconsin," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 24, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. 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. Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1865-03-01 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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Milwaukee March 1st 1865 To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette Gov of Kentucky sir

From our acquaintance with ^Mr^ Francis Bloodgood, we are Enabled to endorse his accompanying application for appointment as Commissioner of Deeds from your state; and recommend that it be granted.

Respectfully Your obdt Servts. A. G. Miller U S. Judge

Arthur McAuthur Circuit Judge

John B. D. Cogswell U S Atty Winfield Smith Atty. Genl. Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Comr Deeds F. Bloodgood comd8th Mch 1865