Correspondence

R. Mallory to Thomas E. Bramlette

1863-10-08

Date of Creation
October 8, 1863
Place of Creation
La Grange, Oldham County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867
Box / Folder
BR5-8
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-003-0006
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32202745
People
Sparks, Richard J.
Jacob, Richard Taylor
Mallory, Robert
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Oldham, Uriah W.
Places
Kentucky
La Grange, Kentucky
Oldham County, Kentucky
Organizations
9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.)
Commonwealth of Kentucky
United States Army
Dates
1863-10-08
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Citation

R. Mallory to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-10-08, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-003-0006 (November 12, 2026).

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Legrange Ky
Octr 8th 1863
My Dear Govenor

My friends and fellow county men Captn U Oldham and R J Sparks, wish to obtain authority to raise a Regiment in the Military force you propose to organize.

If you commission these gentlemen, I am sure they will use every exertion to recruit their Regiment and will handle it ably when raised —

Captn Oldham served in our friend Coln Jacob,s Regiment and will be endorsed by him as, in every respect competent and worthy — Mr Sparks has frequently been employed by the Govt — often in a military capactiy and has rendered the Union cause as efficent aid as any man in the county

He is a gentleman of fine intelligence — as brave and loyal as any man and of great energy of character

If you will commission them I am confident they

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will render the country important service

Very Truly
Your friend
R Mallory