Midway Feby 15" 65
Gov. Bramlette
Dear Sir

I trouble you with a line in regard to the recruiting officer for the State Service at this place who professes to have authority from you to raise a company &c, I refer to W. W. Harper — and as a citizen and a union man in behalf of the cause — the community, Your own good name and of common decency I protest against such an appointment — As badly as the service demands men and as much as we have

suffered from guerrillas we as a community had rather Quantrell would pay an occasional visit than be annoyed by this man in "brief authority" — all the time,

This is not malice — I am one of the very few who are on friendly terms with Harper in town, but in Heavens name dont give any such man a commission,

I do not think he caught a single recruit yet assuming authority from you damages the cause very much with decent people

I do not care to have my name known in this tho if necessary I shall not shrink from it one jot- but he is

not the Kind of man to have in the place nor a desirableenemy,

Col McLeod or W. T. Poynter can represent his case to you

Very Truly Yrs &c

M. E. Poynter

Midway Ky
February 15^th 1865

Asks in the name of heaven &c that the authority of W. W Harper at that place be revoked- as he is unfit, & will damage the cause — refers to W. T. Poynter and Col M^cLeod — member from Woodford Co —

L. B. No. 10. 1865 P 113