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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, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-1144 BR11-255 to BR11-256

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1864-07-01 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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"THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED." United States Sanitary Commission. July the 1st 1864

Mr John Masters Deer Sir it is withe the gratest of Plesure that I rite you A few lines to lett you know that I am a giting a littel Beter my woond is a giting Beter But my Back and legg is Cripeled so Bad i Cant Walk a Bout very mutch I Shal Put you to the trouble of taking letters out of the Office and Paying for them untill you Rite Some to me you have

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got Plenty of time to Rite to me and I know it and for that Reason I will troble you untill you Doo Send me Some leaters to leat me know how you all git a long tell grand mother good morning for me tell Celia ann that She had Beter not take time to Rite to me for I know She has not got time to Rite So no more this But Rite Son Direct like this

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