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 November 12, 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-0001-004-2045 BR14-222

Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky 1865-09-06 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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Mays Lick Ky Sept 6th 1865 -- Lieut Col Patton Sir

Your note is before me asking of me to give you in writing what I know about the authority given you to raise troops in Ky by Genl Jno S Willliams

In the Summer of 1863 Genl Sam Jones (then Commanding the Dept of SW Va & East Tenne Recd authority from the Sect of War of C. S. A. to raise troop in Ky & South W Va, that authority was handed to Genl J S Williams and he ^was^ ordered to the border of Ky for that purpose. His order was a "Cart Blanch" to raise them as he Williams though best; on Genl Williams arriving at Saltville Va he gave authority to Col A J May, ^Col^ Henry S. Bowen to raise two Regmts in Va which they did, Col May had a small battalion of Kentuckians at that time from Ky, he raised 6 Companies from the County of Buckhannon ^Va^ which completed 10 companies for him making what is known as the 10th Ky

Col Bowen under that authority raised the 22d Va Cavalary and Col Peters the 21st Va C Genl Williams gave you, Col John D Morris (of Christian Co Ky) and myself, the authority to raise Regiments in Ky, you and Col Morris come to Ky to fulfill your Mission, and I afterwards learned, you were both Captured

I was engaged in the Medical department and could not leave at the time you did, which I think was fortunate for me or

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in all probablity I should have shared your fate -- I have my authority I suppose still in my trunk at wWytheville Va and I will write for it

truly yours &c B C Duke