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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-0001-007-0637 BR3-45 to BR3-46

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri 1865-11-03 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": 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 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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St Louis Nov 3d 1865 To His Excellency The Governor of Kentucky Frankfort (Ky.) Dear Sir,

I make application to your Excellency for the appointment of Commissioner of Deeds for Kentucky.

In making the application I would state that I am the son of the late Maj Wetmore who lost his right arm in 1812 & brother of the late Capt Leonidas Wetmore who fought in the Florida & Mexican Wars and I served in the present rebellion against the Rebels under Col Gilbert 71 Illinois Volunteers

I would be pleased

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to receive the appointment. I am Notary Public and Commr of deeds for Illinois and having frequent applications to take acknowledgements for your state it is necessary for me to have the Commission.

I am very Respectfuly Your Obt Servt Thaddeus K. Wetmore

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Comr of Deeds Missouri Thaddeus K Wetmore comd6th Nov/1865