Correspondence

R. M. Bradley to Ephraim L. VanWinkle

1865-10-18

Date of Creation
October 18, 1865
Place of Creation
Somerset, Pulaski 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
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BR1-92
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-009-0047
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R. M. Bradley to Ephraim L. VanWinkle, 1865-10-18, 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-0001-009-0047 (November 12, 2026).

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Somerset Octr 18th 1865.
Hon E. L. VanWinkle:

Sir, you will please answer the following questions — sending your letter to Lancaster

1. Whether or not you are engaged with a Northern Co for the purchase of land on the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River?

2. What is the amt Cap Stock of said Co?

3. Do you or not own the Beaty Oil well? and a large quantity of land Connected with the same above ^both^ the pumps on said river?

4. Is it or not your intention to shortly proceed to remove those pumps? and will or not that be absolutely nescessary to render your property above that place of value.

Your prompt answer to the above questions will much oblige —

Yours &c
R. M. Bradley.
By Wm O Bradley,

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