John A. Reed to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-08-11
- Date of Creation
- August 11, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Pleasureville, Henry 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
- BR2-147
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-007-0269
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206781
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Citation
John A. Reed to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-08-11, 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-0001-007-0269 (November 14, 2026).
Pleasureville Henry
cty Ky —
To his Excellency, Thos E Bramlett; Governor of Ky
Sir my name having been used, without my consent, at Pleasureville precinct, as a candidate for Justice of the peace for said precinct, and having been elected; I deem it, duty to inform your excelency that I cannot acept the office —
Your obt. servt.
John A. Reed
J. A. Reed, having declined accepting the office above named your Excellency will please commission, immediately, a well qualified gentleman of our precinct who will accept — J,, R. Lyle who who will accept — Respectfully
Thos J. Hall,
Acting Justice for
Pleasureville District
Henry Co
Justice Peace
J. R. Lyle
apptd