James Leroy to Unknown
1864-06-01
- Date of Creation
- June 1, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867
- Box / Folder
- BR10-477
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0960
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203847
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- Dates
- 1864-06-01
Citation
James Leroy to Unknown, 1864-06-01, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0960 (November 12, 2026).
Chicago Ill.
To whome it may consern
This is to certify that William Henry has been in my employ three years, as an aprentice and Moulder & while he was with me he was honest and upwright in all his dealings, and any time he may come to me I will employ him again, although like many others he was once led away and is now in trouble, but like many of my neighbors & friends, he was never know by us to have acted other than right. & we would recomend him to any that may desire to assist him in any way
James Leroy
187 So Washington St