C. H. Blakey to Unknown
1861-06-21
- Date of Creation
- June 21, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Black Licks, Logan County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
- Collection
- 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866)
- Box / Folder
- Box 81, Folder 69th Regiment 1861 Logan Co. Home Guard
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0002-022-0100
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32212365
Citation
C. H. Blakey to Unknown, 1861-06-21, 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866), Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-022-0100 (November 12, 2026).
Black Licks P. O,
Logan Co. Ky-
Secty, Military Board
Dr Sir
Some three weeks since a Co. of Home Guards was formed at this place The County Judge superintend the election of Officers & adminstered the Oath of required by law to officers & men — We then sent Mr, Jno, biers to Frankfort with the Bond of the Captain drawn up by the County Judge & certified by him to be good with 4 securities, to make application for arms- He was informed that the Board had not acted yet & we must wait
I was elected Captain of the Company which numbered 70 men — We have been drilling twice per week and are anxious to get arms — We have a large slave population & are on the Rail Road track to Tenns- and feel insecure in life & property & feel that the state should supply us with arms —
I am ready to comply with any requirement your Board shall make
Russellville now has over 100 guns of the state then — I think all the arms for this county should not be concentrated at that point I am Colonel of the Logan Militia and assure you the arms shall
be taken care of and used only in the spirit of the Law authorizing this distribution —
Hoping to hear from you at an early day I remain
very respectfully
C. H. Blakey
Capt. Home Guard
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C. H. Blakey
Home Guard
Logan Co
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