W. B. Phelps to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-08
- Date of Creation
- July 8, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Covington, Kenton 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
- MG6-102
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-018-0024
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207838
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Citation
W. B. Phelps to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-08, 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-0001-018-0024 (November 14, 2026).
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To His Excellency Berriah Mogoffin
I hereby tender my resignation as 3rd Lieutenant in the MaderiaGuards
W B Phelps
3rd Lieutenant
Ky State Guard
3' Regiment
Resignation
3d Lieut W. B. Phelps
Approved
H T Buckner
Lieut Coll com