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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-007-0332 BR2-227 to BR2-228

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania William V. Archer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney and commissioner of deeds) N001780 1834? Categories: People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney and commissioner of deeds. Native of Ireland. Attorney in Philadelphia in 1860. Attorney in Philadelphia in 1862. Commissioner of deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Pennsylvania in 1864.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 8, p. 145. McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory, 1862 (Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., 1862), p. 14. KYR-0001-007-0332. Thomas Elliott Bramlette (KY governor 1863-67, atty, D.A., col 3rd KY Inf) N001000 1817-01-03 1875-01-12 Categories: People

Twenty-third governor of Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Cumberland County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sallie Travis Bramlette in September 1837. Father of James T. Bramlette, William L. Bramlette, Eugene Bramlette, and Corrina Bell Bramlette. Practiced law in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Columbia, Kentucky. Represented Cumberland and Clinton counties in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1841 to 1843. Commonwealth's attorney of the 8th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1848 to 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Circuit judge of the 6th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1856 to 1861. Owned nine enslaved persons in 1860. Served as colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from 1861 to 1862. District attorney of the United States District Court for Kentucky in 1863. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 1, 1863, to September 3, 1867. Owned law firm of Bramlette & Van Winkle in partnership with Ephraim L. Van Winkle.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 181A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 335 (p. 2 of 2 on microfilm). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, The Town of Columbia 1st Division, p. 13 (p. 2 of 3 on microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 83B. Ross A. Webb, “Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867)” in Lowell H. Harrison, ed., Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 93-97 Lowell H. Harrison, "Bramlette, Thomas Elliott" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 112-13. Nelson Yocum (Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company) N00005636 Categories: People

Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

KYR-0001-007-0332 Stephen Benton (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney, councilman, and entrepreneur) N00005639 1830? 1866-10-25 Categories: People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney, councilman, and entrepreneur. Philadelphia native. Son of Albert Benton and Mary Benton. Married to Hannah K. Lehman Benton. Graduated from the Central High School in Philadelphia. Secretary of the Alumni Association of the Central High School in 1856. Attorney in Philadelphia in 1860 and 1865. City Councilman for Philadelphia in 1861. Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 1, Division 3, p. 156; "Semi-Annual Meeting," The Public Ledgar (Philadelphia, Pa.), July 8, 1856, p. 2; Find A Grave, "Stephen Benton (1830-1866)," Memorial #160301903, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=160301903&ref=acom (accessed June 6, 2017); McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory, 1865 (Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., 1865), 73; Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915, Index, FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2010, Film# 1993242 (accessed via ancestry.com). Joseph Pancoast (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, physician, professor, and entrepreneur) N00005629 1805-11-23 1882-03-07 Categories: People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, physician, professor, and entrepreneur. Burlington, New Jersey native. Married to Rebecca Pancoast. Father of William H. Pancoast, Albert Pancoast, and Bessie Pancoast. Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1828. Member of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Entered into practice and teaching in Philadelphia. Physician at the Philadelphia Hospital from 1834 to 1845. Professor at Jefferson Medical College from 1838 to 1874. Attending surgeon at the Philadelphia Hospital from 1854 to 1864. Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

Richard J. Dunglison, M.D. and Frank Woodbury, M.D., eds.The College and Clinical Record: A Monthly Medical Journal, vol. 3, April 15, 1882 (Philadelphia: Jefferson Medical College, 1882), 81-82 ; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 8, District 22, p. 193; U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Western District, Minutes, p. 189; Find A Grave, "Dr. Joseph Pancoast (1805-1882)," Memorial #86695796, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86695796&ref=acom (accessed May 10, 2017). Marmaduke Moore (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, merchant and entrepreneur) N00005638 1811-06-07 1884-04-02 Categories: People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, merchant and entrepreneur. Pennsylvania native. Married to Mary Louise Crissy Moore. Father of Anne Moore, Caroline Moore, Lettie Moore, Mary Moore, Emma Moore, and Jennie Moore. Hardware merchant in Philadelphia in 1860 and 1862. Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 10, p. 36; McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory, 1865 (Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., 1865), 477; Find A Grave, "Marmaduke Moore (1811-1884)," Memorial #135440526, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=135440526&ref=acom (accessed May 10, 2017). George L. Crawford (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney and entrepreneur) N00005640 1832-05-01 1908-05-06 Categories: People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney and entrepreneur. Delaware native. Son of William H. Crawford and Lydia L. Prettyman Crawford. Married to Lizzie Crawford. Father of George D. Crawford. Attorney in Philadelphia in 1860. Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 13, p. 61; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 8, District 22, p. 126-27; Find A Grave, "George Lewis Crawford (1832-1908)," Memorial #126476755, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126476755&ref=acom (accessed May 10, 2017); KYR-0001-007-0332. John Edgar Thomson (Pennsylvania civil engineer and railroad president) N00005632 1808-02-10 1874-05-27 Categories: People

Pennsylvania civil engineer and railroad president. Delaware County, Pennsylvania native. Son of John Thompson. Married to Lavinia Thomson. Father of Ada Thomson and Edgar Thomson. Civil engineer on the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad in 1827. Transferred to the Camden & Amboy Railroad in 1830. Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad from Augusta to Atlanta from 1836 to 1845. General manager of the Georgia Railroad from Augusta to Atlanta from 1845 to 1847. Co-owner and consulting engineer of the West Point Railroad in Alabama and laid out the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. Chief Engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1847. President of the Pennsylvania Railroad beginning in 1852 to 1874.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 8, p. 115; "J Edgar Thompson: Sketch of his Career," The Indiana Democrat (Indiana, Pennsylvania), June 4, 1874, p. 2; Find A Grave, "John Edgar Thompson (1808-1874)," Memorial #13231040, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13231040&ref=acom (accessed May 10, 2017). Lewis Leeds Houpt (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, railroad agent and entrepreneur) N00005634 1826-04-20 1898-09-17 Categories: People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, railroad agent and entrepreneur. Pennsylvania native. Married to Louisa C. Keller Houpt. Father of Charles Houpt, Harry Houpt, and William Houpt. Agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in 1860 and 1861. Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 15, p. 176; McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory, 1861 (Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., 1861), 1207; Find A Grave, "Lewis Leeds Haupt (1826-1898)," Memorial #143658961, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143658961&ref=acom (accessed May 10, 2017). Henry Crecy Yarrow (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, physician and soldier) N00006527 1840-11-19 1929-07-02 Categories: People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, physician and soldier. Philadelphia native. Son of John Yarrow and Caroline Crecy Yarrow. Married to Anna Provand Dryburgh on April 10, 1862. Father of John Yarrow. Received early education in Philadelphia private schools and in Geneva, Switzerland. Studied medicine under Dr. J. L. Ludlow and J. J. Woodward. Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1861. Practived medicine in Philadelphia in 1861. Medical examiner of recruits in 1861. Assistant surgeon in the 5th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Regiment ("Cameron Dragoons") from July 1861 to January 1862. Acting Assistant Surgeon of United State Volunteers and served as the Executive Officer of the Broad and Cherry Street United States Army Hospital in Philadelphia from 1862 to 1866. Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

"Yarrow, Henry Crecy" in Physicians and Surgeons of America: A Collection of Biographical Sketches of the Regular Medical Profession, Irving A. Watson, A.M., M.D., ed. and comp. (Concord, N.H.: Republican Press Association, 1896), p. 683-684; Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, South Mulberry Ward, p. 50; Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Pennsylvania, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M554, Roll 0135; Find A Grave, "Dr. Henry Crecy "H.C." Yarrow (1840-1929)," Memorial #49339884, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49339884&ref=acom (accessed May 23, 2017); KYR-0001-007-0332. Phillip Wilson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, gun store owner and entrepreneur) N00005641 1817? Categories: People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, gun store owner and entrepreneur. Maryland native. Married to Fanny Wilson. Father of Cornelia Wilson and Park Wilson. Owner of gun store in Philadelphia in 1860. Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 15, p. 103; KYR-0001-007-0332. W. Williamson (Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company) N00006530 Categories: People

Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Hardwick Oil Company

KYR-0001-007-0332 Morton M. Price (Irvine, Kentucky, jailor, deputy marshal, and county clerk) N00005643 1808? Categories: People

Irvine, Kentucky, jailor, deputy marshal, and county clerk. Kentucky native. Married to Francis Price. Father of Emma Price, Taylor Price, Edwin Price, Mary Price, and Joseph Price. Jailor of Estill County in 1850. Deputy marshal in Estill County for the Census of the United States in 1850. County commissioner in Estill County in 1860. Hired two enslaved persons in 1860. County clerk of Estill County from 1862 to 1866.

Relationships Political: W. Williamson (Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company) Political: Hardwick Oil Company Political: Henry Crecy Yarrow (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, physician and soldier) Political: Phillip Wilson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, gun store owner and entrepreneur) Political: George L. Crawford (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney and entrepreneur) Political: Stephen Benton (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney, councilman, and entrepreneur) Political: Marmaduke Moore (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, merchant and entrepreneur) Political: Nelson Yocum (Founding member of the Hardwick Oil Company) Political: Lewis Leeds Houpt (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, railroad agent and entrepreneur) Political: John Edgar Thomson (Pennsylvania civil engineer and railroad president) Political: Joseph Pancoast (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, physician, professor, and entrepreneur)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Estill County, Irvine, p. 2; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Estill County, Irvine, p. 160-61.; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedule, Estill County, Irvine, p. 7; The Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Ky.), July 1, 1850, p. 3; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-306; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350; KYR-0001-007-0332. Pennsylvania P001006 Categories: Places

State in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Capital at Harrisburg. Located on Lake Erie and the Delaware River.

40.2737, -76.8844 Carol Lewis Thompson and E. Willard Miller, "Pennsylvania," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed May 22, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Pennsylvania-state. "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 22, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania P00001701 Categories: Places

Seat of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Located at the confluence of the Delaware River and Schuylkill River.

39.9523, -75.1638 "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 20, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Sylvester K. Stevens, John B. B. Trussell, and Mathew S. Magda, "Philadelphia," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed June 6, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Philadelphia. Estill County, Kentucky P00004776 Categories: Places

County in east central Kentucky. Seat at Irvine, Kentucky. Located on the Kentucky River.

37.6975, -83.9744 Ron D. Bryant, "Irvine" in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2002), p. 298. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Estill County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on November 12, 2019). Clark County, Kentucky P001786 Categories: Places

County in Kentucky. Seat at Winchester. Located on the Kentucky River.

37.9901, -84.1797 William B. Scott, Jr., “Clark County” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2015), p. 197. "Winchester, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 23, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Powell County, Kentucky P00001937 Categories: Places

County in east-central Kentucky. Seat at Stanton, Kentucky.

37.8456, -83.8583 Ron D. Bryant, “Powell County” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), p. 732. "Stanton, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 24, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Irvine, Kentucky P00005642 Categories: Places

Seat of Estill County, Kentucky. Located on the Kentucky River.

37.7006, -83.9738 Ron D. Bryant, "Irvine" in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2002), p. 298, 457. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Irvine, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 23, 2019). Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Hardwick Oil Company O00006529 1864-12-16 Categories: Organizations

Incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864, to explore petroleum deposits in the Kentucky counties of Powell, Clark, and Estill with operations based in Irvine, Kentucky. Founder(s): Joseph Pancoast, Nelson Yocum, Stephen Benton, Marmaduke Moore, George S. Crawford, J. Edgar Thompson, Lewis L. Houpt, Henry C Yarrow, Phillip Wilson, and W. Williamson.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.), June 23, 1865, p. 5. KYR-0001-007-0332. Estill County Court O00000619 Categories: Organizations

Located in Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): Elisha Logan Cockrell. Clerk(s): M. H. Rigg and M. M. Price.

Relationships Legal: Clayton Witt (Estill County) Legal: Robert C. Wiseman (Estill County) Legal: John Wiseman (Estill County)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-308; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-306; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1864-11-19 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": 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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State of Pennsylvania City and County of Philadelphia } SS.

I William V. Archer Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kentucky duly appointed and commissioned by the Governor thereof for the State of Pennsylvania and authorized to take the acknolwdgements of Deeds and other writings, do certify that these Articles of Association of "The Hardwick Oil Company" were this day produced to me by Nelson Yocum, Stephen Benton, Joseph Pancoast, Marmaduke Moore, George S Crawford, J Edgar Thompson, Lewis. L. Houpt, H. C. Yarrow, Phillip Wilson and W. Williamson the corporators therein named and by them then and there acknowleged before me to be their and each of their several acts and deeds for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

WM. V. ARCHER. COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS. PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal this nineteenth day of November A.D. 1864.

Wm V. Archer Commissioner for Kentucky in Philadelphia Penna.

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State of Kentucky Estill County } Sct

I Morton M Price Clerk of the County Court of Estill County do Certify that this article of association of the Hardswicks,, Oil Company was this day produced to me in my office and by me Recorded given under my hand and seal office this 9th day of December 1864

Morton M Price C E C C

ESTILL COUNTY COURT KENTUCKY

Articles of Incorporation of "The Hardwick Oil Company

Recorded in deed Book M page 422

M M Price

filed 16th Dec/64 Recorded

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WE Nelson Yocum Stephen Benton Marmaduke Moore. H. C. Yarrow George L. Crawford J. Edgar Thompson Joseph Pancoast Lewis L Houpt Philip Wilson and W Williamson all citizens of the United States, being desirous of forming a Company, for the purpose of carrying on the business of mining or boring for Petroleum or Rock oil, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby, in accordance with the said laws, certify the terms and conditions upon which we are associated as follows, viz-

Name. 1. The corporate name of said Company shall be "The Hardwick Oil Company." Objects. 2. The objects of the formation of the said Company are the searching and mining for Petroleum and other minerals, and producing, refining and vending the same. Capital Stock. 3. The Capital Stock of the said Company shall be the sum of One million dollars divided into Forty thousand Shares of Twent five dol-

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lars each. Directors. 4. The affairs of the said company shall be managed by a Board of seven Directors to be chosen annually at the time and place specified in the By Laws. The Board for the first year shall consist of the following stockholders viz-

J. Edgar Thompson Joseph Pancoast Marmaduke Moore Stephen Benton Nelson Yocum George L Crawford and H. C. Yarrow Operations. 5. The Operations of the said Company are to be carried on in ^Clarke^ Estill and Powell Counties, Kentucky in the town of Irvine in said Estill County in the State aforesaid Existence. 6. The duration of the existence of the said Company shall be for the full term of Fifty years.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Nineteenth day of November Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and sixty four (AD 1864)

H C Yarrow

Philip Wilson
W. Williamson
Geo L Crawford
Nelson Yocum
Stephen Benton
Joseph Pancoast
Marmaduke Moore
J. EdgarThomson
Lewis L. Houpt