Correspondence

John O. McReynolds et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-04-26

Date of Creation
April 26, 1861
Place of Creation
Elkton, Todd 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
MG5-63 to MG5-64
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-019-0018
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208272
People
Butler, Benjamin Franklin
Magoffin, Beriah
Terry, Gobrias
Davidson, John L.
Bass, John N.
McReynolds, John Oliver
Places
Elkton, Kentucky
Dates
1861-04-26
1861-04-29
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John O. McReynolds et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-04-26, 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-0001-019-0018 (November 12, 2026).

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Elkton April 26th 1861.
To his Excellency B Magoffin
Sir.

By a meeting of our citizens on last evening, we were appointed a Committee, for the purpose of Corresponding with you, to ascertain Whether, if a company is formed here for the purpose of aiding in the defence of Kentuckies honor,, her interests, and the Constitutional rights of her people. the state will furnish them arms from the public armory or not, and when & how we can get them- hopeing a prompt response to this we remain your friends and obt svts

John O McReynolds
John N. Bass
John L Davidson
G. Terry
Benjamin F. Butler } Committee

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answer as to others That the the law forbids the offering of arms to any, except those companies mustered into state Guard- If we have themor They can get arms by so doing if we have them.

B. M

Elkton
Arms
Jno. McReynolds
AndApr 29 1861