Thomas B. Boyd to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-25
- Date of Creation
- January 25, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Hopkinsville, Christian 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
- BR5-100
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-003-0061
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32202800
Citation
Thomas B. Boyd to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-01-25, 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-0001-003-0061 (November 12, 2026).
Hopkinsville Ky,
Gove. Bramlette,
Permit ^me^ Sir To ask a favor at your hand. I have bineen in the servis of the United States for more then 18 months and Since ^the^ that time I first Enlisted I was Elected to the office of second Lieutaenant in ^the^ 25the Regiment of Ky vol and on the account of my helth not being Sufficiant to remain in the servis I Resgined the office.
I come home and after my health Recruited some I Raised a potion of a nother compney and accepted they the Position of the office again in 8th Ky cavelrary, and I had to Rezine a gain on the same core.
I have Recruited my helth again and wish Parmition to Rase a nother companey, for the state Servis I can get the men
very quick for the defence of the State the of most of them have bin in thestate servis and are anctious to go in a gain and they wish me to Rais a company I hope you will not hesitate to give me purmission to Rais the co if it is your Power, which I hope it is by this time if it is not at this ^time^ pleas let me Know as soon as you have the Power. I am very antious to go in the servis for the state But I do not think I am able to go in the united sattates servis I do not no when I will be subject to the Draft or not pleas write me word, I want if I can go in to cavelary servis for the state, Youres most obediant
Thomas, B, Boyd Lieut as was