Correspondence

William Hughs to Beriah Magoffin

1861-04-26

Date of Creation
April 26, 1861
Place of Creation
New Liberty, Owen 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
MG5-54 to MG5-55
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-019-0019
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208273
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Tate, James W.
Hughs, William
Places
Kentucky
New Liberty, Kentucky
Organizations
Ohio River Battalion
Dates
1861-04-26
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Citation

William Hughs 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-0001-019-0019 (November 12, 2026).

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New Liberty April 26 1861
To his Excelency B Magoffin

In Belieiving that we will Ere long be called to act in defence of our People and State, I therefore tender you my Servises as surgeon to any Post that I may be assingned and will be ready when called for.. Accept my high esteem and believe me your friend

Wm Hughs,

To his Excelency B Magoffin
Govenor of Kentucky

Dr Hughs is a Gentliman with whom I am well acquainted and can most cordially recommend ^him^ to the position He asks. should he be accepted I should be very Glad to

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have him attached to the Ohio River batalion to which I belong with high esteem

Yours Respectfully
A W. Holeman
comm

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New Liberty
Dr Wm Huges

Ansd Jas W Tate

answer the Cols of Regiment appointmt have no authority —

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