Correspondence

B. W. Buckner to Beriah Magoffin

1861-07-22

Date of Creation
July 22, 1861
Place of Creation
Paris, Bourbon 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
MG6-118 to MG6-119
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-018-0034
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FTP Identifier
32207848

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Dates
1861-07-22
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B. W. Buckner to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-22, 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-0001-018-0034 (November 13, 2026).

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Paris Ky July 22nd 1861
Gov Magoffin

Sir — I hereby send you my resignation as 1s Lieutenant in the Ky State Guard — Inclosed please find my commission —

Capt Hope (to whose company I belonged) & Col Hanson having resigned, I send my resignation directly to you, hoping that it will answer, & that it will be immediately accepted —

Most Resptly
Your Obt Svt
B. W. Buckner

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Buckners — resignation —

Accepted
B. Magoffin
Com in Chief.