E. W. Crittenden to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-13
- Date of Creation
- January 13, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Fort Arbuckle, Chickasaw Nation
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Appointments, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG6-76 to MG6-77
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-018-0004
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207818
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Citation
E. W. Crittenden to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-13, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military 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-0001-018-0004 (November 14, 2026).
Fort Arbuckle C N
Sir
I have the honor to offer my services to the State, when her honorable Govenor thinks she ought to withdraw herself from the Union; & hope he will give me a position, eaqual at least to the one I hold; but a better one if you can
I am sir
Very respectfully
E W Crittenden
1st Lt 1st Cavly
To
B Magoffin
Govenor of the state of Kentucky
Frankfort
Ky
Lieut E. W. Crittenden