Henry J. Lyons to Charles B. Cotton
1861-06-25
- Date of Creation
- June 25, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- MG5-169
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-019-0094
- Rights
- This image and its transcription are freely available to the public. Images appear courtesy of Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Transcriptions and annotations were created by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. When referencing this document, please use our preferred citation.; The use of transcriptions, images, or annotations from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce any material on CWGK is required.
- FTP Identifier
- 32208348
- Organizations
- Kentucky State Guard
- Dates
- 1861-06-25
Citation
Henry J. Lyons to Charles B. Cotton, 1861-06-25, 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-0001-019-0094 (February 11, 2026).
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Col. Lyons to Surveyor Cotton
Louisville
C. B. Cotton Esq
Collector
Dr, Sir
I am instructed by General Buckner to send toColumbus, Ky, for the use of the Ky State Guard, thirty tents and cooking utensils for One hundred and fifty men. Will you be kind enough to give me a permit to send them by water or rail.
Respy
(Signed) Henry J. Lyons
Asst. Quarter Master Genl.
(seal)
{Chas. B. Cotton
Att'y at Law
Notary Public Surveyor of Customs.
Louisville, Ky}