Correspondence

R. Gudgell to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-09-12

Date of Creation
September 12, 1865
Place of Creation
Owingsville, Bath 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
BR2-499
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-007-0532
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FTP Identifier
32207044

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Dates
1865-09-12
1850-03-05
1865-09-15
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R. Gudgell to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-09-12, 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-0001-007-0532 (November 14, 2026).

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{R. GUDGELL
ATTY. AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
OWINGSVILLE BATH CO. KY}
Owingsville Ky
September 12th 1865,
His Excellency
Gov. Thos. E. Bramblette
Frankfort Ky —
Dear Sir,

By the charter of the town of Owingsville approved March 5th 1850, Session acts 1849-50. page 477, Section 6 provides "That the Governor shall by and with the advice and consent of the Senate appoint a suitable person police Judge of the said town."

By an order of the Board of Trustees for the said town this day held it was ordered. "That the governor of Ky. be recommended to appoint and commission Will. L. Vissher as Police Judge of said town".

Being Clerk of the said Board I am directed to ask you to send me a commission tofor Mr. Visscher. He is a young man of promise, a student in my office, and I trust you will consider the matter without delay.

Very Resply
R. Gudgell

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Police Judge
Owingsville
Will L Visscher
apptd15 Sept/65