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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-0001-029-0189 R3-285 to R3-286

Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky James Fisher Robinson (governor, state senator, businessman, attorney, and farmer) N001004 1800-10-04 1882-10-31 Categories: People

Twenty-second governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, banker, and legislator. Son of Jonathan Robinson and Jane Black Robinson. Married to Susan D. Mansell Robinson on December 26, 1821. Father of Emilie Jane Robinson and James F. Robinson, Jr. Married Willina S. Herndon Robinson on May 30, 1842. Father of Scott Herndon Robinson, John McCracken Robinson, George Sidney Robinson, Madison Johnson Robinson, Stephen Gano Robinson, Willa Ewing Robinson, Philip Eldon Robinson, and Stephen Gano Robinson. Educated at Forest Hill Academy and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Trustee of Georgetown College. President of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855. Owned thirty-five enslaved persons in 1860. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 3, 1861, to September 5, 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from August 16, 1861, to August 18, 1862. Governor of Kentucky from August 18, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Returned to practicing law and farming on retiring from politics in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 1, p. 216B, 230A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 2, pp. 235, 236, 252. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 266. John David Smith, “James F. Robinson (1862-1863),” ed. Lowell H. Harrison, Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 89-92. William Henry Engle, Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1886), 553, 556-7. Henry F. Farrier (Lyon County, Kentucky, soldier.) N00019140 1840? Categories: People

Lyon County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Tennessee native. Son of Needom Farrier and Barbara Farrier. Laborer in Lyon County, Kentucky, in 1860. Household owned three enslaved persons in Lyon County in 1860. Served in Captain Cobb's Company of the Kentucky Light Artillery (C.S.A.).

Relationships Legal: James M. Lester (Lyon County, Kentucky, merchant.) Military: Confederate States Army

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 703. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, City/District, p. 412B. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0074. KYR-0001-029-0148 James M. Lester (Lyon County, Kentucky, merchant.) N00006412 1810-09-06 1896-02-10 Categories: People

Lyon County, Kentucky, merchant. Adair County, Kentucky, native. Son of Thomas Lester and Isabella Hay Lester. Married to Mary Jane Applegate on May 11, 1837. Father of George C. Lester, Mary Isabella Lester, John Lester, Thomas A. Lester, Willie C. Lester, James A. Lester, and Jesse Lester. Merchant in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Employed James M. Bigham as a clerk in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Caldwell County in 1850. Merchant in Lyon County in 1860. Employed William B. Bowman as a clerk in Lyon County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Lyon County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Henry F. Farrier (Lyon County, Kentucky, soldier.) Legal: Lyon Circuit Court Social: Edward P. Campbell (Caldwell County, Ky, 1865 Hopkinsville, Ky, attorney Comwlth Atty in late 1860) Social: David W. McGoodwin (Caldwell County, Kentucky, attorney) Social: Finis A. Wilson (Lyon County, Kentucky, attorney) Social: Matthew Mayes (Trigg County, Kentucky, attorney.) Social: Collins D. Bradley (Trigg County, Kentucky, attorney, circuit judge, and commonwealth's attorney.) Social: John Stacker, Jr. (Lyon County, Kentucky, clerk, merchant, and county examiner) Economic: A. B. Semple & Sons

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 327B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 765. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 416A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 41B. J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin, G.C. Kniffin, Kentucky: A History of the State, vol 2 (Louisville, KY: F.A. Battey Publishing Company, 1885), 857. "James Lester (1810-1896)," Find A Grave, Memorial 137770646, accessed January 30, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137770646. Eddyville, Kentucky P00003025 Categories: Places

Seat of Lyon County, Kentucky.

37.0945, -88.0803 "Eddyville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 27, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 88. Lyon County, Kentucky P00002081 Categories: Places

County in western Kentucky. Seat at Eddyville.

37.0945, -88.0803 "Eddyville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 27, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, “Lyon County,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 588. 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. Louisville, Kentucky P00000337 Categories: Places

Seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2527, -85.7585 "Louisville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 12, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 179. Confederate States of America O00003030 1861-02-08 1865-05 Categories: Organizations

Governing and administrative body of the Confederate States. Capitals at Montgomery, Alabama, and Richmond, Virginia.

Relationships Military: Army of Mississippi (C.S.A.) Military: Department of the Mississippi Military: Department (Army) of the Potomac Military: George Baird Hodge (Kentucky attorney, soldier CSA, Rep to congress (prov gov & CSA)) Military: Humphrey Marshall (Confederate Gen. & Rep.) Political: Humphrey Marshall (Confederate Gen. & Rep.) Military: Provisional Council Political: Provisional Government of Kentucky Political: Committee on Foreign Relations Political: Horatio Washington Bruce (Jefferson County, KY, Representative (Confederate), attorney) Political: Provisional Council Military: Provisional Government of Kentucky Military: Confederate States Army Military: The People's Bank of Kentucky Military: Branch Bank of the Farmers' Bank at Princeton Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Hopkinsville Military: Committee on Banks Military: Northern Bank of Kentucky Branch at Glasgow Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Bowling Green

Emory M. Thomas, The Confederate Nation, 1861-1865 (New York: Harper & Row, 1979). Confederate States Army O00000506 1861 1865 Categories: Organizations

Military forces of the Confederate States of America, administered by the Confederate War Department. Commander(s): General Robert E. Lee (1862-1865).

Relationships Military: William Harris (possible confederate soldier) Military: United States Army Military: John L. Morrison (La Salle County, Illinois, farmer and soldier) Military: Marshall Wright Chapin (Monroe County, Michigan, farmer and soldier.) Military: William E. Hobson (Warren County, Kentucky, soldier.) Military: John Hunt Morgan (Lexington, Kentucky, hemp manufacturer, Capt Lex Rifles, Col & Brig Gen' 2nd KY Cav CSA) Political: John Hunt Morgan (Lexington, Kentucky, hemp manufacturer, Capt Lex Rifles, Col & Brig Gen' 2nd KY Cav CSA) Military: [Unknown] Cameron (Confederate soldier) Military: Richard Montgomery Gano (Texas, Confederate brigadier general) Military: Jefferson Davis (CS President) Military: Confederate States of America Military: Congress of the Confederate States of America Military: Provisional Council Military: Provisional Government of Kentucky Political: Provisional Council Military: The People's Bank of Kentucky Military: Branch Bank of the Farmers' Bank at Princeton Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Hopkinsville Military: Committee on Banks Military: Northern Bank of Kentucky Branch at Glasgow Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Bowling Green Political: John Watkins Crockett, Jr. (McCracken & Henderson cos, KY, attorney and representative (Confederate)) Political: John Burton Thompson, Jr. (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Provis Govt page) Political: James Preston Bates (Barren Co, Ky, attorney, postmaster, and prov govt) Political: Joseph B. Burnside (Garrard County, KY, trader, prov govt council rep ) Political: Horatio Washington Bruce (Jefferson County, KY, Representative (Confederate), attorney) Political: Eli Metcalfe Bruce (Kentucky merchant, philanthropist, soldier, Representative (Confederate)) Political: Jordan T. C. Moore (Todd Co, Ky, farmer, minister, and prov govt) Military: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Military: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA) Military: James H. Orr (Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer, justice of the peace, sergeant and second lieutenant (C.S.A.) ) Military: Reddick Nichols (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and)

Henry Putney Beers, The Confederacy: A Guide to the Archives of the Government of the Confederate States of America (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1968, reprinted 1986), 259. Provisional Government of Kentucky O00003448 1861-11-18 1865 Categories: Organizations

Confederate provisional government of Kentucky. Formed at Russellville, Kentucky, on November 18, 1861. Recognized by the Confederate States of America on December 10, 1861. Operated from Bowling Green, Kentucky, until February 1862. Administered by a governor and council of ten. Governor(s): George W. Johnson (1861-1862) and Richard Hawes (1862-1865). Secretary of State: Robert McKee. Treasurer: John Burnam. Auditor: Josiah Pillsbury.

Relationships Political: Confederate States of America Political: Congress of the Confederate States of America Political: Robert Y. Thomas, Sr. (Logan Co, Ky, Methodist minister and prov govt chaplain) Political: Robert McKee (Louisville, KY, newspaper editor and prov govt sec of state) Political: Philip Burton Thompson, Sr. (KY prov govt, attorney ) Political: Joshua A. Penton (Louisville, Ky, merchant and prov govt) Political: L. H. Chilton (Christian Co, Ky, prov govt) Political: James Preston Bates (Barren Co, Ky, attorney, postmaster, and prov govt) Political: Henry Cornelius Burnett (Trigg County, Kentucky, attorney and politician, colonel CSA, prov govt rep & senator) Political: Provisional Council Political: Luke P. Blackburn (Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana, physician and special envoy) Political: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Political: William Preston (Kentucky politician, attorney, and soldier.) Political: Eli Metcalfe Bruce (Kentucky merchant, philanthropist, soldier, Representative (Confederate)) Political: Horatio Washington Bruce (Jefferson County, KY, Representative (Confederate), attorney) Political: John Watkins Crockett, Jr. (McCracken & Henderson cos, KY, attorney and representative (Confederate)) Political: G. Malcolm (Jefferson County, prov govt) Political: A. Frank Brown (Bourbon County, KY, attorney and clerk of prov govt ) Political: Willis Benson Machen (Lyon County, KY, attorney, farmer, iron manufacturer, and politician (KY & Confederate)) Economic: Horatio Washington Bruce (Jefferson County, KY, Representative (Confederate), attorney) Economic: Simon Bolivar Buckner (Kentucky inspector general and general CSA) Economic: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Bowling Green Economic: Albert Sidney Johnston (Commander Dept of Pacific, US Army and general & commander western dept CSA) Economic: Provisional Council Political: George Baird Hodge (Kentucky attorney, soldier CSA, Rep to congress (prov gov & CSA)) Political: George W. Johnston (Louisville, KY, attorney, politician, and judge) Political: Samuel S. Scott (Boone Co, KY, physician & surgeon, Prov govt ) Political: James William Moore (Montgomery Co, KY, attorney, judge.Representative (Confederate)) Political: The People's Bank of Kentucky Political: Branch Bank of the Farmers' Bank at Princeton Political: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Hopkinsville Political: Northern Bank of Kentucky Branch at Glasgow Political: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Bowling Green Military: The People's Bank of Kentucky Military: Branch Bank of the Farmers' Bank at Princeton Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Hopkinsville Military: Northern Bank of Kentucky Branch at Glasgow Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Bowling Green Economic: James M. Lester (Lyon County, Kentucky, merchant.) Political: James M. Doty (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer)

J. P. Burnside and P. B. Thompson, eds., Proceedings of the Convention Establishing Provisional Government of Kentucky (Augusta, GA: Steam Press of Chronicle and Sentinel, 1863). Lowell H. Harrison, "George W. Johnson and Richard Hawes: The Governors of Confederate Kentucky" Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 79, no. 1 (Winter 1981): 3-39. Ron D. Bryant, "Confederate State Government" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 222. KYR-0004-033-0003. A. B. Semple & Sons O00019576 1836 1873? Categories: Organizations

Wholesale hardware firm in Louisville, Kentucky. Operated from 1836 to c1873. Owned by Alexander B. Semple.

The Iron Age (New York: David Williams, 1895), 565. Travels Guide to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (Louisville, Ky: Lucas & Company, 1867), 70. Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky 1863-01-15 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Jan 15th 0863 Eddyville Lyon County Ky Hon. J F Robinson Frankfort Ky Dear Sir:

About the middle of December last a petition was addressed, to you by gentlemen of the Bar, asking you to excuse me from the payment of the sum of one hundred dollars, the amount of a forefeited recognizance bond. The grounds for release were, the fact of heavy losses by me on account of the rebellion, and the fact that the party was accused of a trifling misdemeanor, and has been since the war commenced in the rebel army. and that at the time of Court when the judgment was obtained against me the rebels were claiming possession of this portion of the state. The petition was signed by the mem=

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bers of the bar generally.

I have not had an answer from you in reply to my petition and I do not know whether the petition has failed to reach you, or whether it is not granted. The execution is now in the hands of the sheriff, and per consiquence. I am anxious to know whether the amount is remitted or not. Please write me upon receipt of this at Louisville in the care of A B Semple & Sons and obliged &c.

Very respectfully Yr Obt St -- James Lester

P. S. Jany 24, 1862

I will be in Louisville until the 29 inst if you will please answer by that time you will much oblige

You Obt Servant James Lester

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James Lester Eddyville (see his) Pettn for rem of fine