Correspondence

Samuel B. Thomas to George W. Johnson

1861-05-05

Date of Creation
May 5, 1861
Place of Creation
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Historical Society
Collection
George W. Johnson Papers
Box / Folder
Folder 4
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0003-092-0098
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32213245
People
Johnson, George Washington
Thomas, Samuel Beal
Places
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Dates
1861-05-05
1861-05-05
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Citation

Samuel B. Thomas to George W. Johnson, 1861-05-05, George W. Johnson Papers, Kentucky Historical Society. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0003-092-0098 (November 12, 2026).

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E.Town May 5th 1861
Dr Sir

We leave to night for the South to se if any way can be devised to get the mony to pay You. never in my life have I ben soo troubled in not being able to pay a debt. [Tweny nine] of mine has been exercised to [rais] the mony, and the first time for Twenty five years I have failed rest ashred as son as It can be got— by sale of any property It shall come if not collected from others that owe me. Your friend

Saml B. Thomas

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S. B. Thomas
May 5. 1861