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Taylor County Ky,
th 1865
To his Excelency, Thomas. E. Bramlette Govener of Ky Sur I disier to say to you that I have bin aquanted with Milton, B, Cox who is now in the State prisen of KY ever since his burth he was a remarkble Study youth and was destitute of all wicked habits I never new a Stane on his Carector up to the date of the Charge that he is prisin for now wee the union people of this Country much doubt his guilt in that case and wee beleave that if hit had not bin for pregidest a ganst him owing to him bing a unconditional union man that we beleave that he wold have bin at liberty as a free man to day his four parancs allway Stud as fair as to Truth and verasity as any people in the Country whare they lived as I have new them ever Since my Childhood
Beleave me to be your umbl Survent
,Andrew ,W, Ferguson