Charles D. Pennebaker to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-10-13
- Date of Creation
- October 13, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Washington, District of Columbia
- 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
- BR5-245 to BR5-247
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-003-0135
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- FTP Identifier
- 32202874
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Citation
Charles D. Pennebaker to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-10-13, 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-0001-003-0135 (November 12, 2026).
{UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL}
Office Kentucky State Agency,
411 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
Washington, D. C.,
Sir
On the
By direction of the Q. M. Genl of Ky I Stated the account thus:
| Claims filed prior to |
$2.246.400.76 | |
| Amt advanced in Cash | $436.000.00 | |
| Direct Tax retained | $615.000.00 | 1.051.000.00 |
| Balance claimed by State of Ky | $1.195.000.76 |
This Statement assumes that the direct tax forms a part of the Sum advanced viz $1.051.000.00 but upon investigation I find that there has been $1.051.000.00 advanced in cash as follows.
| $315.000.00 | |
| 436.000.00 | |
| 100.000.00 | |
| 200.000.00 | |
| Total | $1051.000.00 |
This sum does not include the direct tax which
is $606.641.04 instead of $615.000.00 as assumed in my letter above referred to.
I made my Statement upon information derived from yourself and Genl Suddarth. The mistake is a large one. The whole amt advanced to the State including the direct tax is $1.657.641.04 which deducted from the Amt claimed by the State viz $2.246.400.73 leaves a balance of only $588.759.69. The balance is too small to insure a hope that any further advance will be made.
You will please examine the auditors books & report whether his accounts agree with this. The dates of his entries may differ from the dates here given as there is sometimes quite a delay between the date of a requisition for funds and the date of its transmission to the party asking for it. The first two sums viz $315.000 and $436.000 were received by Joshua F. Speed as agent for the State. The Sum of $100.000 was transmitted to Gov Robinson in
I respectfully request that you inform me on this subject. The State account will be
taken up for examination in a few days, and it is important that I should have a correct account.
I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Your obt Servant
C D Pennebaker
Agent State Kentucky.
His Excellency
Thos E Bramlett
Governor of Ky.
Frankfort Ky
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