Correspondence

M. Luce et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-05-12

Date of Creation
May 12, 1864
Place of Creation
Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867
Box / Folder
BR2-82
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-007-0221
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FTP Identifier
32206733

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Dates
1864-05-12
1848
1846-02-18
1864-05-13
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M. Luce et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-05-12, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 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-0001-007-0221 (November 15, 2026).

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Crab Orchard Ky May 12/64
Hon. Ths E Bramlette Gov. of Ky.
Dear sir

In the year 1848 the legislature of Ky. incorporated the town of Craborchard Ky. & adopted the charter of the town of Somerset Ky as the charter of the town of Craborchard so far as applicable.

Said charter (approved Feb 18th 1846) directs that a police judge for said town shall be recommended by the trustees and appointed & commissioned by the Governor for one year, Having no police judge, the undersigned, trustees of the town of Crab Orchard Ky respectfully recommend to your — Honor J. E. Carson as a suitable person to be appointed & commissioned as police judge of said town

Respectfully
Trustees{ M. Luce
W. P. Hansford
John. Edmiston
John Buchanan

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Police Judge
of Crab Orchard
apptd
13th May 1864

Approved & Coms ordered

Tho E Bramlette