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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Historical Society Scott Brown Letter KYR-0003-216-0001

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1860-12-19 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Office of Adjutant General, Frankfort, Ky., Dec 19t, 1860. Sir

By authority from the Governor of Ky I am authorised to order into the State armory the piece of Ordenance which was to you as the Inspector General Buckner concludes Artillery and Infantry in the same company is incompatable by the law

I am requested to say to you by the Quarter Master General West that so soon as we received from the amory at St Louis Musket which we will get from there in a few days he will exchange a fine musket for your Halls Rifles Inclosed by mail you will find a new manuel for the use of arms

I am with Respect Your Ob St Scott Brown

To Capt E H Hobson Greensburg

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did not Send the gun knowing that Genl Buckner was a Rebel and desi to send the gun Smith

E. H, Hobson