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Correspondence

Landrum Hampton to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-02-06

Document details

Date of Creation: February 6, 1865
Place of Creation: Kenton 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: BR2-262 to BR2-263
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-007-0357
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FTP Identifier: 32206869

Mentioned in this document

People: Egelston, Benjamin; Hampton, Landrum Robert; Rees, Lewis M.; Richardson, Lewis; Richardson, Robert Carter; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places: Covington, Kentucky; Kenton County, Kentucky
Organizations: 23rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.); Commonwealth of Kentucky; Government of the United States of America
Dates: 1865-02-06; 1865-02-09

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Landrum Hampton to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-02-06, 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-0001-007-0357 (February 6, 2026).

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Kenton County Ky Feb. 6^th/65
To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky
Dear Sir,

I am Justice of the Peace in the 1^st dist (county) in Kenton county and hereby tender my resignation of s^d office. I also beg leave to recommend to your excellency for appointment to s^d office Lewis Richardson Esq^r whom I am satisfied the people of the Dist. desire to fill the Office He was Magistrate under election some years ago and resigned & enlisted in the service of the United States & has served in the military service Some 3 years & 4 months & has been. Honorably discharged He belonged to the 23d Ky Vol Infantry Ky;

Respectfuly
Landrum Hampton, J. P. K. C.

I am constable in the above district & am satisfied the appointment as above recommended will be a good appointment. suit the people & in fact know of no other man who would take the office & siut the place.

L. M. Rees

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We are satisfied the appointment of Mr Lewis Richardson Esqr, will be perfectly satisfactory and a judicious appointment, as Magistrate in the 1^st dis't. Kenton County (county,) We know him well and cheerfully recommend him to your Excellency.

C, H Mooar
Benj Egelston J. P. K. C
R. Richardson

If appointed to the above office I will accept the appointment qualify and endeaver to do justice in the discharge of the duties thereof

Respectfully
Lewis Richardson
P, O, Covington Ky,

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Justices Peace
Kenton Co
L. Hampton
Resignation & appointment of L. Richardson
9^th Feby 1865