Correspondence

Beriah Magoffin to W. T. Withers

1861-08-20

Date of Creation
August 20, 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
MG5-204
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-019-0119
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208373
People
Magoffin, Beriah
White, James D.
Guthrie, James
Withers, William Temple
Frazer, William Washington
Places
Clarksville, Tennessee
Frankfort, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Dates
1861-08-20
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Beriah Magoffin to W. T. Withers, 1861-08-20, 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-0001-019-0119 (November 12, 2026).

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Frankfort Ky
Executive Dept
Aug 20th 1861
Genl W. T. Withers
Commanding at Camp Boone
Near Clarksville Tenn. —

Sir, The bearer of this letter. Mr J. D. White who has charge of the Arsenal and arms at this place,, is fully authorized by me to identify, demand and receive any arms in your Camp or under your control, belonging to theState of Kentucky. I was gratified to learn this morning through a lettter from Mr Guthrie the President of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company that you had given Mr W. W. Frazer thier agent, assurances, that whenever an authorized agent from the State of Ky, came prepared to proove the guns at Camp Boone, were the property of the State, they would be immediatley given up.

Resptfully & truly your obt sert
B. Magoffin