Joseph Desha to Beriah Magoffin
1861-04-08
- Date of Creation
- April 8, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky
- 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
- MG6-83
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-018-0009
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207823
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Citation
Joseph Desha to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-04-08, 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-0001-018-0009 (November 15, 2026).
Cynthiana Ky.
Governor Magoffin —
Dear Sir —
I hereby resign my commission as Captain in Ky. State Guard. Will you have kindness to telegraph me on the receipt of this whether you accept my resignation —
I intend to serve the best interests of Ky., wherever my lot may be cast
Respty
Jo Desha
Jos Desha
Resignation as Captain —
Accepted
B. M