Correspondence

John M. Burns to Unknown

1864-09-10

Date of Creation
September 10, 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: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1863-1867
Box / Folder
BR1-51
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-009-0019
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32207218

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Dates
1865-09-10
1863-11-02
1864-09-16
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John M. Burns to Unknown, 1864-09-10, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 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-0001-009-0019 (November 14, 2026).

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Catlettsburg Ky
Sept 10th 1864
Dear Sir

The department at Washington for Paying Bounties & arrears of Pay Requires Previous to allowing Sundry Claims from Floyd County Ky that your cirtificate shall be filed in that office — showing first who is Clerk of Floyd County & Circuit Court in November last 2d who are ware Justices of the Peace at that time giving their names in your cirtificate

This is required from the fact that John G.. Johns the clerk certifies these claims, and states in his cirtificate that the seal of his office was distroyed by armed Soldiers; you will confer a lasting favour by sending the cirtificate aluded to at once as it will enable the widows & heirs of the departed [braves] to get the Government bounty due them an early compliance with the above request will oblige your friend

very respectifully John M. Burns

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P..S Send us me
Also the name in your cirtificate of the County Judge of Floyd Co at the same date

John M. Burns

Send letter
for names of
Justices & Judge
16th Sept /64