Burkesville Ky. Sept,, 29^th 1863
Your Excellency Thos E, Bramlett
Frankfort Ky..

Dr Sir your old friend privet & Political wishes you to be So kind as to do him the Kindness favour To Excuse My Son N, B, Taylor from ^the^ Miltary Service, which is about to be called out to defend our State, not that I wish to Screan him form ^the^ perils of war, for he is as anxious to fight for his country as any one, But Govener I am old and in quite feeble health, I am now Slowly recovering from a long & protracted illness & am not able to attend to any of business and he has lived with me and overseed for me for maney years, and is Stil willing to remain with me in my feeble health if he can honourably, I had the misfortune to loose my companion March 1862, and have had two protracted Spells of illness Since that time, I am in advanced years not able to help myself. OhGovener I do hope you will grant me the favour which would be grateful to my troubled busom, troubles have heaped on me ever Since the Rebellion, I have lost 8 of my best horses & mules, cattle forage &^c &^c, but thank my God that life is yet spared, and trust to the all wiseOne that it may be untell the Rebellion is put down and Peace once more Spred its butiful wings from one corner of once happy republic to the other

I am for my country, the Union as it was, and the Constitution as it is, I live on the border beset on every hand with defficultites, not able to help myself and to think I am about to be cast upon the cold charites of a friendless world, after raiseing a large familey, without one left with me to help my feeble wants is more than I can bear under existing circumstances Therefore Govenor I humbly ask the favour at the hands of your Highness,

Hopeing you will grant it I humbely Subscribe myself
Your Devoted friend
Vincent Taylor

P. S. Please answer on receipt of this and oblige
yours V.T.

Some of my Doctors and neighbors have assigned this with myself they knowing my situation as well or better than myself and old friends of yours

Names
Jas H Cheek
W. F. Owsley
A. D. Robinson
G W. Overstreet