Correspondence

H. K. Smith to Beriah Magoffin

1861-07-22

Date of Creation
July 22, 1861
Place of Creation
Alexandria, Campbell 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
MG6-120
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-018-0035
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FTP Identifier
32207849

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Dates
1861-07-22
1861-02-18
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H. K. Smith 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-0001-018-0035 (November 14, 2026).

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Alexandria July 22 1861
To His Excelency B. Magoffin Gov. Kentucky
Sir

I hereby tender to you my resignation of the Office of 1st Lieutenant of Campbell Rangers, a Ccompany organized in Campbell County on the 18th day of February 1861.

Respectfully your Obt Servent
H. K. Smith

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Campbells resignation
Campbell Co

accepted
B. M