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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-0001-009-0036 BR1-66 to BR1-67

Metcalfe County, Kentucky Metcalfe County, Kentucky 1865-04-24 Correspondence English Version 2 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Metcalfe County Ky April 24th 1865

To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlett Govenor of the State of Kentucky I hereby respectfully beg leave to inform you that I attempted to arrest Richard Williams, the man that killed Neal on the 4th day of Feb 1865 and failed from the following reasons I went to Indianapolis Ind and found that he had Substituted,, giving his proper name place of Residence &c has since as you will find been transfered from the 6thCongDistInd and assigned to the 33 RegIndVols after learning this I was reccommended to Govenor Morton he being absent I saw his Sect and his advise was for you to make a recquisition for his deliverry to our State and as your humble Servant beg you as our cheif magistrate to promptly attend to it N. B. the 33 Ind vols. are at --

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Wilmington, N, C, please do us the honor and favor to inform us what action has been taken upon the part of your excellency and what will be my further duty to have him delivered to our civil authorities as I have undertaken the matter

Permit us to Remain Respectfuly Your most obedient Servt A. C. Schlenker

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Edmunton Aprl the 25th 1865

To his his Excellency Thomas E Bramblet Govenor of Ky I would say to you that I am well acquanted with Mr Shinker & that he is all wright & a gentleman & I would be glad that you would do some thing in this case if you can

John Y Wallace Judge of the Metcalfe County Cort

Done

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1865