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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-0001-009-0047 BR1-92

Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky 1865-10-18 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 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Somerset Octr 18th 1865. Hon E. L. VanWinkle:

Sir, you will please answer the following questions -- sending your letter to Lancaster

1. Whether or not you are engaged with a Northern Co for the purchase of land on the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River?

2. What is the amt Cap Stock of said Co?

3. Do you or not own the Beaty Oil well? and a large quantity of land Connected with the same above ^both^ the pumps on said river?

4. Is it or not your intention to shortly proceed to remove those pumps? and will or not that be absolutely nescessary to render your property above that place of value.

Your prompt answer to the above questions will much oblige --

Yours &c R. M. Bradley. By Wm O Bradley,