William DeB. Morrill to Unknown

Accession Number

KYR-0001-003-0116

Document Genre

Correspondence

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867

Item Location

BR5-202

Date of Creation

8 August 1865

Dates Mentioned

1865-08-08

William DeB. Morrill to Unknown, 8 August 1865, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867, BR5-202, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-003-0116, (accessed November 4, 2025).

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Nickolsonville August, 8^th 1865,

At this place there came into the Coach a woman with four small children. The children were crying with hunger, The Mother said that neither she nor her children had tasted a mouthful of food that day (past noon) I bought some food before we started, when we got to the hotel, had them stop & gave them all a dinner, I gave her ten dollars in money. She was entirely destitute. This woman was the widow of John White of the 3^d Ky,, Cav^y Gov^r Bramlette's regiment. He, White died in Service. The rebils had destroyed evrything at M^t Vernon, her home & even shot her cow, while she was milking it. some of the balls passing through her dress, & one wounding her little girl in the shoulder as I could see by the scar.

W. DeB,, Morrill,
Mil. Agt for K^y

$12.50
Cash & for Food.
Account.

'A.'

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Nickolsonville August. 8^th 1865.

At this place there came into the Coach a woman with four small children. The children were crying with hunger. The Mother said that neither she nor her children had tasted a mouthful of food that day (past noon) I bought some food before we started, when we got to the hotel, had them stop & gave them all a dinner, I gave her ten dollars in money. She was entirely destitute. This woman was the widow of John White of the 3^d Ky,, Cavly,, Gov^r Bramlette's regiment. He, White died in the Service. The rebels had destroyed evrything at M^t Vernon, her home & even shot her cow, while she was milking it. some of the balls passing through her dress, & one wounding her little girl in the shoulder as I could see by the scar.

W. DeB. Morrill,
Mil. Agt. for Ky,,

$12.50
Cash & for Food.
Account.

'A.'

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