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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-009-0019 BR1-51

Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky 1864-09-10 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 10th 1864 Dear Sir

The department at Washington for Paying Bounties & arrears of Pay Requires Previous to allowing Sundry Claims from Floyd County Ky that your cirtificate shall be filed in that office -- showing first who is Clerk of Floyd County & Circuit Court in November last 2d who are ware Justices of the Peace at that time giving their names in your cirtificate

This is required from the fact that John G.. Johns the clerk certifies these claims, and states in his cirtificate that the seal of his office was distroyed by armed Soldiers; you will confer a lasting favour by sending the cirtificate aluded to at once as it will enable the widows & heirs of the departed braves to get the Government bounty due them an early compliance with the above request will oblige your friend

very respectifully John M. Burns

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P..S Send us me Also the name in your cirtificate of the County Judge of Floyd Co at the same date

John M. Burns

Send letter for names of Justices & Judge 16th Sept /64