Robert Trimble letter, 1818 July 18.

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Robert Trimble letter, 1818 July 18.

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Robert Trimble wrote this letter July 18, 1818, recommending Benjamin Warfield of Cynthiana for appointment as commonwealth's attorney. Trimble wrote this letter from Paris to Governor Gabriel Slaughter after his elevation to the federal judgeship.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Slaughter, Gabriel C.

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Trimble, Robert, 1777-1828

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Robert Trimble was born in 1777, probably in Virginia. His family moved to Clark County, Kentucky, during his childhood. After attending school and briefly working as a teacher, Trimble read law with George Nicholas and James Brown. He was admitted to the Bourbon County bar in 1800. Trimble interrupted his law practice for a term in the general assembly in 1802 and a brief stint as a judge with the Kentucky Court of Appeals. He became a district attorney in 1813. Four years later, President Jame...