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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Guerilla Letters KYR-0002-225-0038 Document Box 1, Folder G. L. 1864

Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky 1864-05-05 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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Princeton Ky Gov. Thos E. Bramlett. Sir.

By the time this reaches you you will have seen accounts in the papers of the plundering this part of the country by bands of Guerrillas, this should not be. & if you will commission me to raise 60 men & you agree to mount them & supply me with the Henry rifle & other necessaries I pledge you that I will keep them out of Lyon Caldwell Hopkins. Crittenden & Trigg Counties. I select the Henry rifle because with that it would require fewer men & consequently less expensive, if you think my offer worth attention let me hear from you.

Believe obediently R. L. Wilson

May 5" 1864

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Princeton Ky May 5th 1864

Wilson R. L

To the Governor asking authority to recruit a company of 60 men to be mounted and armed with the Henry rifle. Says he could protect the counties Lyon, Caldwell Crittenden Hopkins and Trigg from guerrilla raids

L B No 3 -- 1864 P. 293

Recd A. G. O. 9th May 1864