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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0095 R3-148

Jefferson County, Kentucky Thomas W. Kent (Louisville, Kentucky, carpenter.) N00017697 1837? Categories: People

Louisville, Kentucky, carpenter. Louisville, Kentucky, native. Married to Adalina Wasman Kent in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on June 8, 1860. Father of Agnes B. Kent. Carpenter in Louisville in 1860. Carpenter in Louisville 1861.

Relationships Legal: William K. Thomas (Jefferson County, Kentucky, jailer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 11. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film 000819613. Tanner’s Louisville Directory and Business Advertiser for 1861 ed. Henry Tanner (Louisville: Directory Publication and Advertising Agency, 1861), p. 139. John Keagan (Louisville, Kentucky, street paver and contractor) N00017715 1805? 1874-05-18 Categories: People

Louisville, Kentucky, street paver and contractor. Native of Ireland. Married to Ann Keagan. Father of Julia Keagan, Mathew Keagan, Mary Keagan, Elizabeth Keagan. Street paver in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1850. Owner of one enslaved person in Louisville in 1850. Resident in Louisville in 1860. Contractor in Louisville in 1861.

Relationships Legal: Thomas W. Kent (Louisville, Kentucky, carpenter.) Legal: William K. Thomas (Jefferson County, Kentucky, jailer) Legal: William C. D. Whips (Louisville, Kentucky, stable keeper and chancery court marshal)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, 418 County, 8th Ward of Louisville, p. 418B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, 8th Ward of Louisville, p. 806. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 6, p. 303. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport (before 1911), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Film 7007126, Jefferson County Deaths, p. 37. Tanner’s Louisville Directory and Business Advertiser for 1861 ed. Henry Tanner (Louisville: Directory Publication and Advertising Agency, 1861), 136. William C. D. Whips (Louisville, Kentucky, stable keeper and chancery court marshal) N00017714 1831 1896-08-28 Categories: People

Louisville, Kentucky, stable keeper and hostel proprietor. Louisville, Kentucky, native. Stable keeper in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1850. Marshal of the Louisville Chancery Court in Louisville in 1860. Owned nine enslaved people in Louisville in 1860. Resident of New York City, New York, in 1865. Charged with aiding the rebellion and being a member of the "Sons of Liberty" in 1865. Pardoned by President Andrew Johnson for aiding the rebellion on August 8, 1865.

Relationships Legal: Thomas W. Kent (Louisville, Kentucky, carpenter.) Legal: William K. Thomas (Jefferson County, Kentucky, jailer) Political: James H. Montgomery (Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, tailor. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, 2nd District City of Louisville, p. 249A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, 4th Ward City of Louisville, p. 48. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, 4th Ward City of Louisville, p. 2 A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, 8th Ward City of Louisville, p. 81A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1965), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Film 7007129, Jefferson County Deaths, p. 184. Confederate Applications for Pardon and Amnesty, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M1003, Roll #0026. Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations (1865-1869), NARA RG 59, p. 617 "William C. D. Whips (1831-1894)," Find A Grave, Memorial #131719187, accessed June 9, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131719187. James P. Chambers (Jefferson Co, Ky, court clerk and attorney) N002041 1830? 1898 Categories: People

Louisville, Kentucky, attorney and court clerk. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Chambers. Father of Samuel Chambers and Henry Chambers. Graduate of University of Louisville law school in 1847. Confirmed as a notary public in Jefferson County on February 5, 1861. Clerk of the Jefferson Circuit Court from 1861 to 1866.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 71. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 7007129: Jefferson County, Books 9-11, p. 445. Catalogue of the Officers and Students in the Law Department of the University of Louisville, Session of 1859-’60 (Louisville: Hull & Brother, 1860), 9. Edwards’ Annual Directory to the Inhabitants, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business Firms, Etc., in the City of Louisville, for 1865-6, eds. Edward, Greenough, and DeVed (Louisville: Edward, Greenough, & DeVed, 1866), 243. Tanner’s Louisville Directory and Business Advertiser for 1861, ed. Henry Tanner (Louisville: Directory Publication and Advertising Agency, 1861), 54. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350. KYR-0001-017-0062. William K. Thomas (Jefferson County, Kentucky, jailer) N00000994 1816-11-01 1870-09-11 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, jailer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth B. Davis Thomas in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on October 31, 1839. Father of Catharine Thomas, Mary Thomas, Henry C. Thomas, Ellen Thomas, and William K. Thomas. Resident of Jefferson County in 1850. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Jefferson County in 1850. Jailer in Jefferson County in 1860. Arrested on suspicion of membership in the "Sons of Liberty" in Louisville in August 1864.

Relationships Political: Franklin Gorin (Jefferson Co, Ky, attorney) Legal: Robert Jackson Elliott (Louisville, Kentucky, city attorney and councilman) Legal: Casper August Kromer (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident, tavern owner, and Freemason) Legal: Lowdy Howard (Jefferson County, Kentucky, apprentice ship carpenter, tobacconist and soldier) Legal: Jefferson Rogers (Alleged murderer and criminal in Jefferson County, Kentucky) Legal: George Ridgeway (Jefferson County, Kentucky, soldier and petty criminal.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 1, p. 113B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 1, p. 749. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, 6th Ward, p. 249. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, 9th Ward, p. 249B. The American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1864 (New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1865), 453. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film 000482706. “W. K. Thomas, Deceased: Tribute of Respect to His Memory,” Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), September 14, 1870, p. 4. "William K. Thomas, Sr (1816-1870)," Find A Grave, Memorial 143115367, accessed August 7, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143115367. KYR-0001-004-2728. KYR-0001-029-0572. 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). Jefferson Circuit Court O001000 1850 Categories: Organizations

Part of the 7th Judicial District of Kentucky. Serves Jefferson County, Kentucky, with courthouse at Louisville. Judge(s): Peter B. Muir, George W. Johnston. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Edwin S. Craig, James R. Dupuy. Clerk(s): James P. Chambers

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Edwards’ Annual Directory to the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business Firms, Etc., Etc., in the City of Louisville for 1865-6 (Louisville: Edwards, Greenough, & Deved, pub., 1866), 155. J. D. Campbell’s Louisville Business Directory for 1864, ed. J. D. Campbell (Louisville: L. A. Civill, Publisher, Bookseller, Printer and Bookbinder, 1864), 70. Tanner’s Louisville Directory, and Business Advertiser for 1861, ed. Henry Tanner (Louisville: Directory Publication and Advertising Agency, 1861), 324. 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. Jefferson County, Kentucky 1862-10-28 Legal/Financial English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": 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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State of Kentucky October Term 1862 Jefferson Circuit Court October 28th 1862 The Commonwealth Plff Against Indictment felony Thomas Kent Deft

The defendant being solemnly called to appear in discharge of the recognizance entered into by him in this Court, on the 31st July 1862, came not, but made default. It is therefore considered by the Court, that the Clerk of this Court issue a writ of Scire facias against said Thomas Kent together with John Keagan and W C D Whipps his bail, to shew cause if any they have or can why the Commonwealth shall not have judgment and Execution thereon against them, the said Kent in Four hundred dollars, and the said Keagan & Whipps in a like sum by reason of the forfeiture of sd recognizance, and for a breach of the condition thereof. And on motion of plaintiff by Attorney, a Capias is awarded her herin returnable &c which Capias shall be endorsed bail in Four hundred dollars with good and sufficient security in a like sum conditioned &c.

A Copy, attest Jas P Chambers C. J. C. C

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State of Kentucky Jefferson Circuit } May 4. 1863.

The defts John Keegan & W C D Whipps being duly summoned & failing to answer &c is considered by the Court that the plff recover of said defendants the sum of four hundred dollars, the debt in the scirefacias reimbursed. Also her costs herein expended, And may have Ecen &c

A Copy Att J P. Chambers

Commonwealth vs } Copy Order &c Thomas Kent

Remitted & sent on Pettn & statement

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W. K. Thomas wishes this fine remitted