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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Active Militia Records - Capital Guards, North Cumberland Btn., and Three Forks Btn. KYR-0002-060-0011 Box 76, Folder 864-865 1st REGT CAPITAL GUARDS CO F Frankfort Bn CORRESPONDENCE

Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky 1864-08-03 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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OwingSville Bath co Ky. Aug 3rd 64 His. Excellency Thos E. Bramlett. Gov. of Ky.

HonYour petitioners would most Respectfully state that our County is infested with the most desperate men that is known in this war Union Citizens are compell to seek there corn fields of a night to save there lifes Selves from Brutal Murder. infact a great many are leaving there homes and families at the mercy of such men- but there frequent and Desperate murders cannot have failed to have met your notice

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the Government has so fer failed to give us protection although we have sent many of our best men in the field, we can now only look to you for protection and we most Earnestly pray that you send us a suficient no of state troops --.we beleave with Capt. W. Werens Co- usour ^county^ could be keept perfactly quiet --

W Taylor John Miller Jailor R. Coulthard Clk, B, C, Samuel McQuithy George Spencer George Coyle Jas. L.. Warren C W Honaker R, L, Tifton Daniel Harper S B C Wm, W, Cartmill C H Cartmill Col E W Fleming J J Fleming John M, Cartmill Fletcher Donaldson Richard Donaldson Mikel Kenida J, A, Trumbo S G Hart Edmund Wells J. D. Shrout Reuben Traylor M G Jones

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Robert Donaldson R. G. Sharpe Richard norlen Perry Goodpaster Nathaniel Markland John J Warner Samuel Lee Thos Pervis Jos T Swetmane S, D, Hodge Thos, P. Daugherty James Dawson

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Owingsville Bath Co. Ky. &gt;August 3rd 1864.

Taylor. W. Miller Jno & c.

Giving the reasons why troops should be stationed in their County. And requesting that Warren.s Company be sent for their protection To the Gov. and by him referred with this endorsement. "We have no State troops to send. Capt Warren is of what command?"

&gt;Aug 17th 1864 Answered on L. B. B. P. 37 --

Recd I. G. O. Aug 16- 1864.