William Allen to Thomas E. Bramlette

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KYR-0001-003-0069

Document Genre

Correspondence

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867

Item Location

BR5-102 to BR5-103

Place of Creation

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

23 January 1864

Dates Mentioned

1864-01-23

1863-12-31

William Allen to Thomas E. Bramlette, 23 January 1864, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867, BR5-102 to BR5-103, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-003-0069, (accessed December 21, 2024).

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Private & unofficial.
Head Qrs. Pay Dept. U. S. A.
Louisville Ky.Jan 23/64.
Gov. Bramlette --
Dear Sir --

I regret exceedingly that so much publicity should have been given to what I supposed, was to have been a private arrangement between Col. Watkins & myself. I had no idea of any application to the legislature of Ky for a loan for a few days. I supposed that you could use the money for the purpose for a short time upon your own responsibility. It seems that you were under a misapprehension. The Veterans of the 4th & 6th Ky Cav. Regts were all paid at Bridgeport, Ala before they left camp. The unpaid men here were those who agreed to become Veterans, & wanted pay for the two months ending Dec 31. 1863. I had neither money nor orders to pay for those months, but as Col W had promised the men the two months pay on arrival here, provided
they would agree to re-enlist when they became eligible, I told him I would pay them if he could raise the money, at once, & refund in few days. These men were paid on the 21st & 22^d & today I have deposited to the credit of the Treas of the State of Ky at Bank of Ky, the money borrowed -- towit $20.000.

Today I rec^d telegram from Paymaster General, directing me to "pay the 400 Veterans of the 6th & 4th Ky. Cavly Regts. which the Gov. of Ky. has telegraph'd as unpaid".

Over ten thousand Veterans have been paid in my pay district within the last thirty days, & not one Regiment has left here without pay. But we do not pay those men who are not mustered out & in as Veterans, altho there are many furlough'd.

Very Respy & truly
Your obed Sevt.
Wm. Allen
Chief Pay Mr D. C.

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