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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-0001-029-0565 R4-397

Anderson 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 Gee (Anderson County, Kentucky, farm laborer) N00005202 1839? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah R. Gee. Father of James Gee and Lillie K. Gee. Employed by Richard Long as a farm laborer in Anderson County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Anderson Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, Rough and Ready, p. 4. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 349A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Anderson County Marriages, Film #001550674, p. 242. Thomas M. Freeman (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00005206 1809? 1886-04-21 Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah D. Freeman. Father of George Freeman, Lucy M. Freeman, Sarah D. Freeman, John Freeman, and Ella Freeman. Farmer in Anderson County in 1850. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Henry Gee (Anderson County, Kentucky, farm laborer) Legal: Henry Gee (Anderson County, Kentucky, farm laborer) Legal: James S. Littlepage, Jr. (Anderson County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: Anderson Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 63. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 21. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, Hardinsville, p. 1. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964, Ancestry, Jefferson County, Kentucky, April 21, 1886. John C. Betterworth (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer and hatter) N00005239 1825? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer and hatter. Kentucky native. Married to Martha F. Jennings Betterworth in Anderson County on October 20, 1857. Hatter in Anderson County in 1850. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Anderson County in 1860. Farmer in Anderson County in 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 198B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 430. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 6. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058: Anderson County Marriages, p. 8. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Kentucky, 4th Congressional District, Anderson County, Vol. 3, 1863, p. 19, p. 21 of microfilm, (Accessed via ancestry.com on May 5, 2020). Oliver C. Egbert (Anderson County, Kentucky, officer) N00003489 1808? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, officer. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret C. White Egbert in Anderson County on June 23, 1835. Father of John W. Egbert, Eugenia E. Egbert, James O. Egbert, Margaret E. Egbert, Otelia Egbert, Thomas P. Egbert, Oliver C. Egbert, and Edwin C. Egbert. Merchant in Anderson County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in 1850. Officer in Anderson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 206B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 93 (p. 8 of microfilm). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 421. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, Lawrenceburg, p. 6. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Anderson County Marriages, Film #001550673, p. 515. Enoch Yeates (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00005240 1812-11-15 1878-02-27 Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Matilda Watts Yeates in 1833. Father of William H. Yeates, Richard W. Yeates, and Mary E. Yeates. Farmer in Anderson County in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Anderson County in 1850. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Anderson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 225. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 101. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 60. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 12. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry, Kentucky, 1833, source no 9721.000. Find A Grave, "Enoch Yeates (1812-1878)," Memorial #76126968, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76126968 (accessed May 7, 2017). John McMichael (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00005243 1813? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married Susan Ann McMichael. Father of Mariam McMichael, Susan McMichael, Balsore McMichael, Vienna J. McMichael, and John W. McMichael. Farmer in Anderson County in 1850. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 235. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 26. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, District 4, p. 2. Find A Grave, "John McMichael (1813-1890)," Memorial #105671301, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105671301 (accessed May 7, 2017). John D. Rake (Franklin County and Anderson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.) N00005248 1799? Categories: People

Franklin County and Anderson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker. Native of England. Married Father of Catherine Rake, Mary Rake, Elizabeth Rake, John D. Rake, Hannah Rake, William Rake, Neston Rake, Alice Rake, Agnes Rake, and James S. Rake. Married Elizabeth Malear Rake in Anderson County in November 1863. Stepfather of James Malear. Cabinet maker in Franklin County in 1850. Employed William Settle as an apprentice mechanic in Franklin County in 1850. Worked with Albert Hales as a cabinet maker in Anderson County in 1860.

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort City, p. 332.. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, pp. 54A-B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 414. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 139B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Anderson County Marriages, Film #001550673, p. 1205. Joseph J. Carter (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00005249 1820? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Caroline Carter. Father of James M. Carter, Rebecca J. Carter, Mary E. Carter, David Jackson Carter, Thomas J. Carter, and Richard J. Carter. Farmer in Anderson County in 1850. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860. Farmer in Anderson County in 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 246. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 556. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, District 4, p. 11. 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), Anderson County, Kentucky, 1863, p. 39, (Accessed via ancestry.com). George W. Searcy (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00005253 1827-03-03 1896-05-17 Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Anderson County native. Son of Nancy Searcy. Married to Tabitha Buntin Searcy on September 31, 1858. Father of Alma Searcy, Green Searcy, and Harrison Searcy. Laborer in Anderson County in 1850. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 244. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 32-33. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, District 3, p. 3. Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914, Ancestry, Anderson County, Kentucky, September 31, 1858. Find A Grave, "George Searcy (1827-1896)," Memorial #66178706, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66178706 (accessed May 7, 2017). E. N. Berryman (Anderson County, Kentucky, merchant) N00005254 1828? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married Sarah J. Willis Berryman in Woodford County on May 26, 1851. Father of Willis Berryman and Theressa Berryman. Merchant in Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1850. Commission merchant in Anderson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Woodford County, District 1, p. 428B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 493. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, Ancestry, Woodford County, Kentucky, May 26, 1851. William M. Neal (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00005256 1818? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Sarah Neal. Farmer in Anderson County in 1850. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 237. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 149. Peyton A. Spears (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00005260 1812? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret Ann Davison Spears in Anderson County on May 21, 1849. Father of Helen Spears, Ruth Ann Spears, Mildred Spears, Nancy J. Spears, Robert S. Spears, and Ambrose P. Spears. Farmer in Anderson County in 1850. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 248. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 102. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, Ancestry, Anderson County, Kentucky, May 21, 1849. KYR-0001-029-0565. Bailey Roach (Anderson County, Kentucky, merchant) N00005261 1835-01-10 1902-03-01 Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, merchant. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Son of James Roach and Nancy Roach. Married Lutitia Roach. Father of Allen Roach. Resident of Madison County in 1850. Merchant in Anderson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 3, p. 305. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 36. Find A Grave, "Bailey Roach (1835-1902)," Memorial #65886875, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65886875 (accessed May 7, 2017). Cabel Harrison Fenwick (Anderson County, Kentucky, attorney and court clerk) N00012585 1805? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, attorney and court clerk. Frankfort, Kentucky native. Married to Ann Malone Fenwick in Anderson County on April 19, 1842. Married to Laura Phelps Fenwick in Anderson County on November 10, 1856. Father of Mary Lee Fenwick. Resident of Frankfort in 1830. Clerk of Anderson Circuit Court in 1850. Attorney in Anderson County in 1860. Clerk of Anderson Circuit Court in 1863.

Relationships Social: James S. Littlepage, Jr. (Anderson County, Kentucky, attorney)

Fifth Manuscript Census of the United States (1830), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 113. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 198A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 418. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, Lawrenceburg, p. 326A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Anderson County Marriages 1831-1869, Film #001550673, p. 958. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Anderson County Marriages 1831-1869, Film #000216815, p. 27. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Film # 7020627: All Counties Certificates, File #10461, p. 568 of microfilm. KYR-0001-029-0565. James S. Littlepage, Jr. (Anderson County, Kentucky, attorney) N00003487 1828? 1864-10 Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, attorney. Virginia native. Son of James S. Littlepage and Dorothy Littlepage. Attorney in Anderson County in 1860. Farmer in Anderson County in 1863.

Relationships Legal: Anderson Circuit Court Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson county, pp. 228B-229A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 419. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Kentucky, 4th Congressional District, Vol. 1, 1863, p. 298, p. 315 of microfilm, (Accessed via ancestry.com on May 7, 2020). _ Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989_, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Anderson County Administrator Bonds, 1852-1970, p. 64 of microfilm (Accessed through ancestry.com on May 7, 2020). Lawrenceburg, Kentucky P00001867 Categories: Places

Seat of Anderson County, Kentucky.

38.0373, -84.8966 “Lawrenceburg, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed February 26, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 167. 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). 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. Anderson Circuit Court O00000341 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 5th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): George Kavanaugh and John E. Newman. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Andy Barnett and L. H. Noble. Clerk(s): Thomas H. Hanks and C. H. Fenwick.

Relationships Legal: Lewis Young (Anderson County) Legal: James McCall (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Travis B. Brown (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Francis M. Miller (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer and trader) Legal: L. McClain (Anderson County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Jackson Sievs (Anderson County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: William Lacefield (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Sanford Gordan (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Samuel Burge (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: John Young Perry (Anderson County) Legal: Peyton A. Spears (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Thomas M. Freeman (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Joseph J. Carter (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document 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,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document 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,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document 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,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document 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,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document 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,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350. Anderson County, Kentucky Petition 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.

To the Governor of Ky James F. Robinson, At the July term of the Anderson Circuit Court held in 1863

Your petitioner Henry Gee was fined the sum of fifty dollars for the offense of Keeping a tipling house. The circumstances were of such a mitigatin nature under which he was fined that he offers the following names who were Jurors that tried the case, and on hearing prays that your executive clemency maybe extended towards him and the fine be remited.

Jury.

Tho. M. Freeman J C Betterworth O, C, Egbert E. Yeates John Mcmichael

T D Rake J. J Carter

George Searcy E. N. Berryman Wm M. Neal P. A. Spears B. Roach

I certify that the above names are the Jury that tried the case in the petition mentioned

C H Fenwick c a c c Names of the Jury

J. S. Littlepage Jr Lawrenceburg Ky