N. S. Kouns to Beriah Magoffin
1861-09-30
- Date of Creation
- September 30, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Greenupsburg, Greenup 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
- MG6-178
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-018-0076
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207890
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- Dates
- 1861-09-30
Citation
N. S. Kouns to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-09-30, 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-0001-018-0076 (November 15, 2026).
Greenupsburgh Ky
Hon Baria Magoffin
Gov: of the State of Ky
Sir the Company of the State Guards that I had had the Honor to Command has been reduced to but (17) seventeen Members some have Vol: in the Federal Army & Some have gone to parts unknown. I have Caused the Arms to be given up to the County Judge for safe Keeping. I now aske to resign My Comission in Said Company & the Company to be disbanded
N. S. Kouns
accepted
B. Magoffin
Com in chief —