B. F. Graves to Unknown
1861-04-13
- Date of Creation
- April 13, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Lexington, Fayette 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
- MG5-70
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-019-0010
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208264
- Places
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Organizations
- Kentucky Home Guard
Citation
B. F. Graves to Unknown, 1861-04-13, 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-0001-019-0010 (November 12, 2026).
Lexington Kty
Dear sir
I understand that two of our Military Companies here will in a short time secure New stores of arms and those they now have will be returned to the state Thinking perhaps we may need some here for home Guard I thought I would apply to use for the use of these guns for the city If you should not want the use of them otherwise I have a fine Room the upper storrey in the Engine House Near my office that I would use as an arsnal where I could attend to them and keep them in order
and should they be wanting at any time by the state they shall be forth coming immediately
Respectfully
B F Graves
Our legislature will be apt to Receive some censure for not arming the state and not calling a convention
B F, Graves