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Correspondence

W. W. Badger to Beriah Magoffin

1861-09-21

Document details

Date of Creation: September 21, 1861
Place of Creation: Hawesville, Hancock 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: MG6-148
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-018-0054
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FTP Identifier: 32207868

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Dates: 1861-09-21; 1861-07-13; 1861-05-24

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W. W. Badger to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-09-21, 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-0001-018-0054 (November 14, 2026).

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Hawesville Sept 21^st 1861
To his Exellency B., Magoffin
Governour of Ky & Commander in Chief of the forces of Ky.

The members of the Hancock Rifle Company K. S. G. on the 2^d Saturday in July 1861 at their Company meeting after the reading of the General Order No 4., refused to take the oath required by the second section of an act entitled "an act to amend an act for the better organization of the militia approved May 24^th 1861 and the Company having thereby become disbanded I have the honor to tender to your Excellency this my resignation of the officer of Captain of said Company.

I have the honor to be your
Exellencys obidient Servant
W W Badger.

Recimmended to be Accepted
By Order
Genl. T. L. Crittenden
by Geo. W. Monroe
A. D. Camps

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accepted
B. Magoffin
Com in Chief —

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