Correspondence

John F. Lay to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-01-08

Date of Creation
January 8, 1865
Place of Creation
Colesburg, Hardin County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection
Guerilla Letters
Box / Folder
Document Box 1, Folder G. L. 1864
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-225-0058
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FTP Identifier
32213131

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1865-01-08
1865-01-08
1865
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John F. Lay to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-01-08, Guerilla Letters, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-225-0058 (November 12, 2026).

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Calesburg Jan 8th 1864
To His Excelency
Governor Bramblet

I sent you a Communication a few [...] days Since in which I asked permition to recruit a Company of men for the protection of Hardin County and Surounding Country to be Stationd at Elizabethtown I will furthur State that I will recruit the men from the discharged Soldiers that are not Subject to the draft. and we will furnish our own arms if we Can git Henry rifles the discharged Soldiers are urgeing me and the Guerillas are murdering all the Soldiers they can find

I am very respcty
Your Obdt Servant
John F Lay

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Colesburg Ky
Jany 8" 1865


Lay John F.

To The Govr

Desires permission to raise a Co. for protection of Hardin & adjoining counties, The men will furnish their own arms —

L B No 9 — 1865 P 141


Recd A. G. O. Ky 9 Jany 1865