Correspondence

Andrew W. Ferguson to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-08-08

Date of Creation
August 8, 1865
Place of Creation
Taylor 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, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867
Box / Folder
BR15-50
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2232
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FTP Identifier
32205116

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Dates
1865-08-08
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Andrew W. Ferguson to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-08-08, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 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-0001-004-2232 (November 13, 2026).

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Taylor County Ky,
August the 8th 1865
To his Excelency, Thomas. E. Bramlette Govener of Ky Sur I disier to say to you that I have bin aquanted with Milton, B, Cox who is now in the State prisen of KY ever since his burth he was a remarkble Study youth and was destitute of all wicked habits I never new a Stane on his Carector up to the date of the Charge that he is prisin for now wee the union people of this Country much doubt his guilt in that case and wee beleave that if hit had not bin for pregidest a ganst him owing to him bing a unconditional union man that we beleave that he wold have bin at liberty as a free man to day his four parancs allway Stud as fair as to Truth and verasity as any people in the Country whare they lived as I have new them ever Since my Childhood

Beleave me to be your umbl Survent
,Andrew ,W, Ferguson