J. B. Bowman to Thomas E. Bramlette

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KYR-0001-009-0038

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Correspondence

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1863-1867

Item Location

BR1-70 to BR1-71

Place of Creation

Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

24 June 1865

Dates Mentioned

1865-06-24

1865-06-20

1865-02-28

1865-02-22

1865-06-09

J. B. Bowman to Thomas E. Bramlette, 24 June 1865, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1863-1867, BR1-70 to BR1-71, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-009-0038, (accessed October 13, 2024).

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Harrodsburg, Ky. --
June 24^th 1865. --
Hon. Thos. E. Bramlette,
Gov. of Kentucky.
Dear Sir,

I am instructed by the Curators of Kentucky University to transmit to you the following resolutions passed by them at their regular annual meeting held at this place on the 20^th^. of June 1865. Resolved -- by the Curators of Kentucky University, that they do hereby assent to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky entitled, "An act to consolidate Kentucky University and Transylvania University, approved February 28^th^. 1865. -- Resolved -- by the Curators of Kentucky University, that they do hereby assent to all the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky entitled, "An Act to establish an Agricultural and Mechanical College in Kentucky", -- approved February 22^nd^. 1865. and that we accept said act as a part of the Charter of Kentucky University, Signed --

Jno. Shackleford M. D.
Joseph WWasson.
R. C. Ricketts Sr.
Joseph Smith.
D. W. Thompson.
W. T. Moore.
Ben. B. Groom.
And. Steele.
Jno. Aug. WWilliams.
A. H. Bowman.
J. B. Bowman.

A. G. Kyle.
R. M. Bishop.
Geo. H. Givens.
Richard J. WWhite.
H. L. WWilliams.
Jno. Shackleford Jr.
O. S. Posten.
J. H. M^cGarrey.
Jas. E. Thompson.
C. T. WWorthington.

The foregoing resolutions were adopted at a meeting of the Curators of Kentucky University on the 20^th^. of June 1865.
and are now authenticated by the individual signatures of all the members of the Board present, and the official signatures of undersigned President & Secretary -- June 20^th^. 1865.

J. A. WWilliams Secretary

C. T. ~~[...]~~Worthington President.

I am also instructed to transmit to you the following resolutions of the Trustees of Transylvania University which were communicated to this Board,

Resolved -- by the Trustees of Transylvania University, that they do hereby assent to the provisions of the act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky entitled, "An act to consolidate Kentucky University and, Transylvania University, approved February 28^th 1865.

Resolved- farther, that upon the assent of the curators of Kentucky University to the provisions of said Act made in accordance with said Act, being made known to this Board, all the property and funds of Transylvania University will be delivered to said Curators of Kentucky University as provided in said Act --

Signed --
M. C. Johnson Ch^m.
Benj. Gratz.
J. J. ~~Hunter~~ ^Hunter^
D. S. Goodloe.
Geo. B. Kinkead.
Joseph WWasson.
WW. A. Dudley.

The foregoing resolutions were adopted at a meeting of the Trustees of Transylvania University on the 9^th^. of June 1865. and are now anthenticated by the individual signatures of the members of the Board and the official signatures of the undersigned President & Secretary,

WW. A. Dudley Secretary

M. C. Johnson Ch^m^.

The foregoing action of the two Boards of the said Universities are hereby laid before you, in accordance with the 8^th^. Section of the act establishing the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, and I will be pleased to receive from you, at your convenience, your official authority, as required by the same section of said Act, directing the Curators of Kentucky University to organize the Agricultural and Mechanical College in pursuance of this Act,

Very Respectfully your obedient servant
J. B. Bowman.
General Agent of Ky. University. --

Please address me at Lexington, Ky. --

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