Mountsterling July the 7^th 1863
To his Excellency
James F Robinson Governor of theCommonwealth of Ky

Dear sir I received a commission from you some time past appointing me second Lieut (Recruiting service in the 45th Ky volunteers mounted Riflemen & just previous to the time of my receiving said commission, I received an appointment from the President of the United States as Com^r of the Board of Enrollment for the 9th Congressional District of Kentucky & I accepted the last named appointment & am now acting under the same. that was the reason I did not accept the first named appointment & about the same time that I received my commission from you One M^rIsaac Adams Received a similar appointment from you & I learn accepted the same & procured some 22 Recruits under his commission & whilst he was on a scout to the mountains last week he was unfortunately killed by the Rebels & his recruits are now left without a commander & so far as I can learn the recruits desire one of their number (a M^rBallard Wm B Jones)

to be their commander in place of Lieut Adams who was killed & M^r Jones asks me to say to you that he is willing to accept a similar commission to the one giv bestowed on M^r Adams which was second Lieut (Recruiting service in said 45^th Regiment & I can Recommend M^r Jones to be a very Respectable man & hope you will immediately send him a commission it is highly necessary for the well being of the company

I am yours
Very Respectfully
Wm L Hurst

Appt of W. B. Jones
recomd as 2 Liet. to [recruit]

Issue commission and forward

W B

heretofore issued

C H