R. Cobb to Beriah Magoffin
1861-05-05
- Date of Creation
- May 5, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Frankfort, Franklin 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
- MG5-95 to MG5-96
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-019-0049
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208303
- People
- Johnson, Andrew
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Gardner, John Almus
- Tilghman, Lloyd
- West, M. D.
- Cobb, Robert H.
- Places
- Clarksville, Tennessee
- Eddyville, Kentucky
- Frankfort, Kentucky
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Lyon County, Kentucky
- Union City, Tennessee
- Organizations
- Kean, Steele & Judge
- Kentucky State Guard
- Office of the Quartermaster General of Kentucky
- Dates
- 1861-05-05
Citation
R. Cobb to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-05-05, 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-0001-019-0049 (November 12, 2026).
Office of the Quartermaster-General,
Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday
Dear Sir
I arrived in the city late yesterday evening with dispatches from Senator Johnson, which I have left with Col B. M. West.
My mission being to transport arms for Col Tilghman's district, and failing to obtain them, I have determined to leave this evening for Louisville where I shall remain Several days, and if your Excellency desires to Send dispatches to my section of the state by me, you will please send them to me at Louisville care Mess Kean Steele & Judge proprietors &c. It will perhaps be the safer plan to Send them by me, since the mails beyond Louisville are seriously deranged.
I have the honour to be
Your Exclency''s obt svt
R. Cobb
1st Lieut K, S, G,
His Excellency
B. Magoffin,
Frankfort.
over
In addition to Senator Johnson's despatches I enclose the letter of Mr J. A Gardner to him in response to the note of the Senator to Mr G_ I had the good fortune to see Mr Gardner on my way from Union City to Clarksville Tenn, and he very kindly offered me the copy of his letter which I send you- Consenting to its publication if your Excellency should see proper to do so — He desired me however to return the copy to him at Gardner. P. O. Your Excellency will therefore please have a copy taken and Send the other to me either at Louisville, or at my place of Residence- Eddyville Lyon Co Ky.
truly &c
Cobb