J. C. Calhoun to Beriah Magoffin
1862-07-04
- Date of Creation
- July 4, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Paducah, McCracken 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
- MG4-503
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0493
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207762
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- Dates
- 1862-07-04
Citation
J. C. Calhoun to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-07-04, 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-0001-017-0493 (January 24, 2026).
Paducah
His Excleny B Mcgofin
Der Sr
Please find two copyes of Notices Served on me this day by the Military authorityes heare I feel [greavd] as I am one of the oldis citzens of my county and a Kentuckin by birth & education have servd as Sheriff of my County befor term [...] I refer you to Thos S Page of Frankfort L M Flourny and J L Dallam of Paducah as to my standing &c I aply to your Exceleny for Relief if in your pawr as I feel that the very Root of my Liberty & Rights ar Trampeld an & am no Longer a citizen or have any Rights under the Laws of the State or under our Constitution your Early attention to this will mutch oblige
your
obt Servent
J C Calhoun