Correspondence

D. W. Johns to Harrison Taylor

1864-05-28

Date of Creation
May 28, 1864
Place of Creation
Catlettsburg, Boyd 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
BR2-83
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-007-0222
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FTP Identifier
32206734

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Dates
1864-05-28
1864-07-08
1864-07-12
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D. W. Johns to Harrison Taylor, 1864-05-28, 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-0001-007-0222 (November 13, 2026).

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Catlettsburg Ky
May 28th 1864
Harison Taylor Esqr —
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Kentucky
Sir

Intending to leave the state in a few days I hereby tender my resignation as the Representative of the counties of Lawrence and Boyd in the Kentucky Legislature

Yours Respectfully
D.. W.. Johns

Maysville Ky July 8th 1864
Mr Sec. of State

A short time since the above resgination of D. W. Johns, repr. from Boyd & Lawrence was recd by me. I forward it to your office, thinking perhaps that Johns had neglected to apprize the proper Department

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of his resignation

I am most respectfully
Your obt Servt.
H. Taylor

Resignation of D W Johns
Recd
12th July/64