John L. Sallee to Ephraim L. Van Winkle
1864-01-23
- Date of Creation
- January 23, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867
- Box / Folder
- BR1-489
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-007-0095
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206607
Citation
John L. Sallee to Ephraim L. Van Winkle, 1864-01-23, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 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-0001-007-0095 (November 12, 2026).
Monticello
E L VanWinkle Esqr
Dear Sir
I send the Commissions back might have known it would have to be done send them soon for ^4^ David Bell& Hiram Bell ^7^ this have all well Small pox in the county Stephen Vaughan on the South fork died l night before that with look for it to spread his brother came right from him to town yesterday to get shroud Some excitement over it still recruiting rapidly will this Battalion be mustered into theUnited States or State Service if the 1st and they are likely to be ordered off a mutinary will be the result keep them at home if possible our young man have all volunteered with the understanding They were for home defence if otherwise will have a bad effect the news of Judge Busters death was not unexpected to many but cast a gloom over his friends Judge Burton Sober for a month now nearly C H Buster poorly
Yours J L Sallee
Wayne Co
J. P
Appointed