Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Bourbon County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy J. Letton. Father of John W. Letton, Bryce Letton, Levina P. Letton, Henry Letton, and James Letton. Farmer in Bourbon County in 1850 and 1860. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, District 1, p. 293. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, Eastern Division, p. 71. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, Eastern Division, p. 33.

Citation

Letton, Harvey W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204995 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Jones and Jack G. Davis, Judgment

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