Robert Letcher Coatee
This file appears in: County Named, 1842
This coatee was worn by Robert P. Letcher during his time as a diplomat to Mexico after the Mexican-American War. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: County Named, 1842
County Named, 1842
Historical Marker #809 in Letcher County notes the namesake of the county, Governor Robert Perkins Letcher.
Letcher was born in Goochland County, Virginia, in 1788. His family moved to Garrard County, Kentucky, about twelve years later. As a…