Presley Martin to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-08-23
- Date of Creation
- August 23, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
- Collection
- Guerilla Letters
- Box / Folder
- Document Box 1, Folder G. L. 1865
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0002-225-0066
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32213139
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Citation
Presley Martin to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-08-23, Guerilla Letters, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-225-0066 (November 12, 2026).
Stanford Ky
Hon Thomas. E. Bramlet
Govenor of Kentucky
My object of the enclosed [find] lines is simply for the benefit of others. that is Soldiers of Major Bridgewaters. Halls Gap Battalion who furnished their own Horses assuring their time in the service who paid their own money and was their own private property. for the benifit of the above mentioned person I call upon your to Excellency. for Information to Know which steps will have to be taken. to obtain their pay for their service of their Horses. or whether it will be worthwhile to take any. That is may they expect to obtain anything.
Enclosed find Stamp. which you will confer a favor by answering Immediately
I am Respectfulley
Yours
Mr. Presley Martin
Stanford Ky
Stanford, Ky
Martin Presley
Desires to know if the soldiers of Maj Bridgewaters command who furnished their own horses — will be paid for them.
Adjt Genl
Will answer immediately is the request This ex soldier in distress
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