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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-0001-007-0643 BR3-53

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-11-13 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 "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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Louisville Ky Novbr 13. 1865. Sir

My friend, Mr Mackwitz of St Louis, requests me to endorse his petition to have his commission as "Commissioner of Deeds" renewed, which I cheerfully do, knowing him to be a gentleman of honesty & integrity, of capable mind and industrious habits, who is well calculated to fill the place faithfully. He is futhermore a staunch Union man and always has been

If therefore compatible with your Excellency's views I would most respectfully request his re-commission

I am very respectfully Your most obdt Svt Theod Schwartz.

His Excellency Governor Bramlett Frankfort Ky. Gov --

You may rely, most implicitly on any statement of Mr Thos Schwartz. He is my friend and a gentleman Novr 14/65

Resply, Your obt svt Bland Ballard

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Comr of Deeds Missouri Rudolph Mackwitz comd15th Nov/65