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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-007-0299 BR2-185

Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky 1864-09-23 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Catlettsburg Ky Sept 23d 1864 Dear Sir

Yours of the 16th ult is to hand and contents noted and in obedience to directions I Give you the names of the Justices of Floyd County as far as remembered also the name of the Clerk and County Judge

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(1) County Judge,, James P. Harris commissioned in place of David Cooly --

County & Circuit Court Clerk 2 John G Johns

Justices of the Peace 3 James P. Stephens 4 J,, R,, Langley

The old Justices are all acting in all the districts except in the 2d 5th & 8 districts; those districts you Know in which no elections have been held the old Justives hold their offices until their suces sucessors are Elected and qualified see Revised statute Page 431 & 2 and constitution of Ky Page 138 sect 34 I am unable to give you all the names of the Justices before whoever Pension & Bounty Claims have been Seen to; the two above named I remember from hearing their names

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I desire your official Certificate to the official Character of each of the within and as many thus as your office shows as commissioned in 1861 except in districts Nos 2 5 & 8 in which Elections have been since held Also your official Certificate for John G. Johns the clerk and James P. Harris the Co Judge this is all the information I am able to give you, hoping to hear from you soon favourably I

am Dear Sir very Respectfully your friend John M,, Burns

To James R,, Page Asst secratay Frankfort Ky