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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-003-0129 BR5-240 to BR5-241

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-09-20 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Head-Quarters Department of Kentucky, Louisville, Ky., Sept 20th 1865. Brig Genl J S Brisbin comd &c General

I Enclose you a letter addressing to Hhs Excellency Thos E Bramlette Govenor of Kentucky by M V Bowen Police Judge of the town of Harrodsburg (and by him referred to me) complaining of the interference of a Military Officer in hindering the arrest of a party charged with an offence against the laws

You will at once investigate the case any if any Officer has interfered with the course of the law without sufficient reason you will arrest him for trial

Let this case have the promptest attention send a staff Officer to Harrodsburg with orders To obtain all the facts and make an early report

I am very respectfully John M Palmer Maj Genl Comd