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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-009-0034 BR1-64 to BR1-65

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1865-01-17 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 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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Frankfort Jany 17 1865 Capt Drinkwater Sir

I understand that you have been circulating the infamously false statement that I had received as a bribe from ^some^ person the sum of Eighteen hundred dollars -- as an inducement to not stop the navigation until certain capitolist could get out their Tobacco, and that I had made the sum and had pocketed it, and you intended -- that the publick should be apprised of it -- &c

Now Sir I have this to Say to you or any living man who makes the charge against me that I have swerved from ^my^ duty from any Consideration of a pecuniary charactor that it is false. and that I demand of you a retracit at once

D. R. Haggard

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