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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-0001-007-0517 BR2-481

Hickman, Hickman County, Kentucky Hickman, Hickman County, Kentucky 1865-09-12 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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Hickman Kentucky Sept 12th 1865 Governor Bramlett Frankfort Ky Respected Sir

I would Most Respectfuly Ask to Be Appointed a Notary Public for Fulton Co Ky from the fact that there isent no one Here filling Such Position

My Reasons for Asking it is as follows that there is no Justice of the Peace near the town and I am volunteering My Services to the widows and orphants of Deceast Union Soldiers to Make out their Claims Clear if Pasable of Any Expence Concequently I am Somtimes Detained for Days Before I can get a Hold of a Proper officer to Quallifay the Applicants and witnesses

Setting forth All the facts I Submit it to your Concideration

Respectfully your obt Wm McCluskey Hickman Fulton Co Ky

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Notary Public Fulton Co W McCluskey apptd 16th Sept 1865