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money in the last 20 years - and in fact have seldom
played a game of cards for amusement in that time.
War was declared against G. Britain in 1812, and [?]
call was made on Kentucky for volunteers, to which
she responded, as she always had done before, [?]
done ever since. There was but one Regiment in the
County of Wayne at that time. My brother in law
Isaac Chrisman was the Lieut. Colo. of it. I was
one of the Majors. Our Regiment was required
to furnish a Captain, Ensign & about 50 privates
the balance of the Company was made up from
a Regiment in Lincoln. The Regiment was
paraded at the Muster ground near Monticello
& the number of volunteers required raised with
out difficulty. I volunteered as a private, as did
also Capt. Lewis Coffee, Capt. John Dick, & Capt.
James Jones. Coffee, Dick & Jones each wished to
have the command of the company, either would
have made a good officer. I did not desire
the office myself, but after the requisite
number was raised, those who volunteered
from the other companies desired me to offer to com-
mand the company, to which I reluctantly
consented, expecting Capt. Coffee to be elected
on the 1st ballot, the votes were pretty equally
divided, Coffee having the largest number, all
from his excellant company of rifle men. The
lowest being dropped in succession, they all came
to me except those who voted for Coffee in
the first instance. I believe these worthy men
(Coffee Dick & Jones) are all living. Coffee &
Dick serve as privates during the campaign.
Jones went as far, as Georgetown, but being un-
able to march was discharged & returned home.
A new apportionment of Congressional Districts
having been was made at the Session of 1811, and
the counties of Lincoln, Casey, Adair, Wayne,
Pulaski, Rockcastle & Knox composed the
District. Thos. Montgomery of Lincoln & his
friend Tunstal Quarles of Pulaski, were both

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