Correspondence

H. Spilman to Beriah Magoffin

Place of Creation
Milton, Trimble 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
MG6-175 to MG6-176
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-018-0075
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32207889

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Dates
--09-29
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Citation

H. Spilman to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-018-0075 (November 14, 2026).

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Milton, Trimble Co. Sept 29th
To his excellency Gov. Magoffin,

Sir I hereby respectfully tender my resignation, (to take effect from this date) as second Lieut. of S. G. company, known as the Locust Invincibles, Capt M. J. Hoagland commanding

Yours
Resp'ct
H Spilman

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accepted
B. Magoffin
Com in Chief —