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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-003-0135 BR5-245 to BR5-247

Washington, District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia 1865-10-13 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "6": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "6": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL
Office Kentucky State Agency, 411 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Washington, D. C., Oct 13 1865 Sir

On the 22 Sept I addressed a communication to the Secretary of the Treasury thro' the office of the Third Auditor, asking for a farther advance on the War claim of the State of Ky filed prior to May 13 1863.

By direction of the Q. M. Genl of Ky I Stated the account thus:

Claims filed prior to May 13/63$2.246.400.76Amt advanced in Cash$436.000.00Direct Tax retained$615.000.001.051.000.00Balance claimed by State of Ky$1.195.000.76

This Statement assumes that the direct tax forms a part of the Sum advanced viz $1.051.000.00 but upon investigation I find that there has been $1.051.000.00 advanced in cash as follows.

May 26. 1862$315.000.00June 27. "436.000.00June 3. 1863100.000.00March 8. 1864200.000.00Total$1051.000.00

This sum does not include the direct tax which

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is $606.641.04 instead of $615.000.00 as assumed in my letter above referred to.

I made my Statement upon information derived from yourself and Genl Suddarth. The mistake is a large one. The whole amt advanced to the State including the direct tax is $1.657.641.04 which deducted from the Amt claimed by the State viz $2.246.400.73 leaves a balance of only $588.759.69. The balance is too small to insure a hope that any further advance will be made.

You will please examine the auditors books & report whether his accounts agree with this. The dates of his entries may differ from the dates here given as there is sometimes quite a delay between the date of a requisition for funds and the date of its transmission to the party asking for it. The first two sums viz $315.000 and $436.000 were received by Joshua F. Speed as agent for the State. The Sum of $100.000 was transmitted to Gov Robinson in Aug 1863 and the sum of $200.000, transmitted to you in March 1864

I respectfully request that you inform me on this subject. The State account will be

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taken up for examination in a few days, and it is important that I should have a correct account.

I am Sir Very Respectfully Your obt Servant C D Pennebaker Agent State Kentucky.

His Excellency Thos E Bramlett Governor of Ky. Frankfort Ky

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