Unknown to Abraham Lincoln
1861-06-25
- Date of Creation
- June 25, 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
- MG5-174
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-019-0095
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208349
Citation
Unknown to Abraham Lincoln, 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-0001-019-0095 (November 12, 2026).
Office of Secretary of State.
Frankfort,
To His Excellency
Abraham Lincoln
President of the United states
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Sir
I have the honor to present to you Mr Samuel Gill one of the Committee men appointed by the Legislature of Kentucky to carry into effect the Military Law of the state And Capt Chas D Pennebaker a Senator in the Ky Legislature from the county of Jefferson who was highly prominent in the passage of the law referred to. These gentlemen will communicate with you touching matters of public importance and are entitled to your confidence and consideration
Very Res
Your Obdt. Servt