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Correspondence

B. M. Winston to Beriah Magoffin

1862-01-06

Document details

Date of Creation: January 6, 1862
Place of Creation: Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Correspondence
Repository: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection: Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862
Box / Folder: MG4-225 to MG4-226
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-017-0286
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FTP Identifier: 32207555

Mentioned in this document

People: Winston, Benjamin M.; Magoffin, Beriah; Pierson, Hosea A.
Places: Caseyville, Kentucky; Kentucky; Union County, Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky; Confederate States of America; Uniontown News
Dates: 1862-01-06; 1861-09-01; 1862-01-06

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B. M. Winston to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-01-06, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-017-0286 (November 12, 2026).

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Caseyville Ky Jany 6th 1862
Hon Beriah McGoffin
Gov of Comth of Ky
D^r Sir

About the 1st of Sept last I resigned my office as police Judge of Caseyville since which time I have been chiefly in the Southern Confederacy. my resignation was duly published in our County paper the Union Town News. I am Informed that it requires the Gov to be duly notified of it. Supposing that a notice of it in a publick Journal was sufficient. I neglected to do so. Mr H A Ransom of this place has been duly elected in my stead and Cannot act until he receves his Commission for the unexpired term. by forwarding it to him You will verry much oblige your

obiat Servt
B M Winston

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Caseyville Jany 6th 1862
Hon Beriah McGoffin
Gov of the Comth of Kentucky

You will please accept my resignation of the office of Police Judge of Caseyville Ky to take effect. Immediately on recpt of this

B M Winston