Beriah Magoffin to John M. Johnson
1861-08-22
- Date of Creation
- August 22, 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
- MG5-205
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-019-0121
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208375
Citation
Beriah Magoffin to John M. Johnson, 1861-08-22, 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-0001-019-0121 (February 11, 2026).
Frankfort. Ky.
Dr. John M. Johnson
Paducah Ky.
You will please go to Cairowithout delay, enquire into the facts connected with the arrest of two of our citizens upon our own soil fr by troops from Cairo, reported to me by D. G. Fowler of Paducah. Lay the matter before Gen Prentiss, protest against the act and obtain if possible the release- Report as soon as may be.
Copy of Letter to Dr Jno M. Johnson