Beriah Magoffin, Major, Ben. H. Bristow
1861-05-25
- Date of Creation
- May 25, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Commission/Appointment
- 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
- MG6-81
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-018-0007
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207821
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- Dates
- 1861-05-25
Citation
Beriah Magoffin, Major, Ben. H. Bristow, 1861-05-25, 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-0001-018-0007 (November 14, 2026).
In the Name and by the Authority of
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Beriah Magoffin,
Governor of Said Commonwealth,
To all who shall see these Presents, Greeting:
Know Ye, that Ben H. Bristow having bee duly elected to the
office of Major of the Enrolled Militia, of Christian County, I do hereby
Commission as
MAJOR
MAJOR
of the Enrolled Militia of said County, investing him with full power and authority to
execute and fulfill of the said office according to law; And to have and to hold
some with all the sights and emoluments thereunto legally appertaining, for the term prescribed
by law.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and
the Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed. Done at Frankfort, the
20th day of Mar, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seixty one, and in the
69th year of the Commonwealth.
B. Magoffin
By the Governor:
Tho. B. Monroe S, Secretary of State
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF
The Commonwwealth of Kentucky,
{KENTUCKY
UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL}
BERIAH MAGOFFIN,
GOVERNOR OF SAID COMMONWEALTH,
To all who shall see these Presents, Greeting:
Know Ye, That Ben. H. Bristow having been duly elected to the office of Major of the Enrolled Militia, of Christian County, I do hereby commission him as MAJOR of the Enrolled Militia of said County, investing him with full power and authority to execute and fulfill the duties of the said office according to law: And to have and to hold the same with all the rights and emaluments thereunto legally appertaining, for the term prescribed by law.
{SEAL OF KENTUCKY
UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL}
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed. Done at Frankfort,
B. Magoffin
BY THE GOVERNOR:
Tho. B. Monroe Jr, Secretary of State.
"Yeoman" Office — J. B. MAJOR, State Printer.