John Norris to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-05
- Date of Creation
- February 5, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Petersburg, Boone 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 Correspondence, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG5-47 to MG5-48
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-019-0009
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208263
Citation
John Norris to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-05, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 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-0001-019-0009 (November 12, 2026).
Petersburgh Boone Co Ky.
Hon, Beriah McGoffin
Govenor of Kentucky.
Dear Sir
I have just rcd. a letter from an old companion in arms, one who fought side by side with me on the Caledonia in the battle of Lake Erie James Artus of Maysville. who informs me that the Legislature of this state last winter ^voted^ that a gold medal should be prepared by the Govenor & presented to each of the survivors of the battle in Lake Erie on the
Lake Erie
Volunteer
Medals
Norris Medal