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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 30, 1862.
Major-General WRIGHT,
Cincinnati, Ohio:
Your are mistaken in regard to the usage of issuing ordnance stores. But upon your representation that the service requires such issue in Kentucky your order to Captain Edson need not be countermanded, and he will be instructed to make issues upon the requisition of the State authority in accordance with that order.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 30, 1862.
Governor ROBINSON,
Frankfort, Ky.:
The twelve-months" recruits in kentucky will be allowed the $25 bounty and advance pay, and instructions will be given the disbursing officer accordingly. Yielding to the peculiar exigency in your State, I shall also authorize ordnance stores to be issued on requisition of State authorities by Captain Edson, but request that care be taken to avoid doubles issues, and also to see that the arms issued are properly disposed of. The disposition of the Department is to afford you every possible aid.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 30, 1862.
His Excellency Governor ROBINSON,
Frankfort, Ky.:
Your quota of drafted men cannot be fixed until we know the number of volunteers you have furnished since July 1. Please state how man by you have and will probably have by the 15th of September.
By order of the Secretary of War:
C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brigadier-General and Assistant Adjutant-General.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, D. C., August 30, 1862.
His Excellency A. W. BRADFORD,
Annapolis, Md.:
SIR: In reply to your letter of 28th instant* I am directed to say that no order has yet been issued for a draft to fill the old regiments, but only a notice of such draft. It may be ordered after the draft now ordered is made. The peculiar situation of your State is appreciated by the Secretary, and in view of it he has directed me to say that the draft of militia ordered for September 3 will be but 6,000 men
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* Omitted.
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