Louisville, Ky., July 2ⁿ 1865.

Governor Bramblet Dear Sir

I address you with a few lines and state to you that I have applied for a pension — I took the depositions of D C Miller and John Murry proveing that I was in the United States Service and that I was on duty and at my post at the time of receiving my ingurys which was haveing my side brake in and was ruptured — also I got the Certificate of diability from the board of Government Sergeans — And proved my Identity by Captain Isam Borland and John Calhoon of Liberty — and sent them up to Washington — they acknowledged the Receipt of them — they also require a Certifficate of some Commissand officer of the Regement^in this County case, also — ^. I now ask you as a special favor to fill this Certifficate

as ^I^ am perfectly un able to do heavy labour — I wrote to you some time ^ago^ with regard to getting a new Discharge as I have last my old Discharge & hope you will attend to that —

I now subscribe myself yours Fraternally —

Joseph Morehead