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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Guerilla Letters KYR-0002-225-0058 Document Box 1, Folder G. L. 1864

Colesburg, Hardin County, Kentucky Colesburg, Hardin County, Kentucky 1865-01-08 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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Calesburg Jan 8th 1864 To His Excelency Governor Bramblet

I sent you a Communication a few days Since in which I asked permition to recruit a Company of men for the protection of Hardin County and Surounding Country to be Stationd at Elizabethtown I will furthur State that I will recruit the men from the discharged Soldiers that are not Subject to the draft. and we will furnish our own arms if we Can git Henry rifles the discharged Soldiers are urgeing me and the Guerillas are murdering all the Soldiers they can find

I am very respcty Your Obdt Servant John F Lay

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Colesburg Ky Jany 8" 1865

Lay John F.
To The Govr

Desires permission to raise a Co. for protection of Hardin & adjoining counties, The men will furnish their own arms --

L B No 9 -- 1865 P 141

Recd A. G. O. Ky 9 Jany 1865