G. W. Mills to Beriah Magoffin
1861-09-12
- Date of Creation
- September 12, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Monticello, Wayne 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
- MG5-230
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-019-0138
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208392
- Places
- Monticello, Kentucky
- Organizations
- Camp Dick Robinson
- Dates
- 1861-09-12
Citation
G. W. Mills to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-09-12, 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-0001-019-0138 (November 12, 2026).
Monticello
Govr Maggoffin
Sir I in obedience to your proclimation I collected some forty two or three of the muskets ^in this Co^ blonging to the State of Ky & placed them in one of the rooms of the Court House which was pronounced Safe by the County atty
But last night the Lock was Broke open & the Bayonetts & locks taken off the Gunss they now lay in the room a worthless pile
By yesterdays mail one of the So called Union men received a letter for our Representative John S Vanwinkle Stating war was Inevitable on the reception of this letter in the Evening there was great Caucusing among the Union Shriekers which was transferd to the Masonic Hall and continued late Say after Midnight in the mien time one of the Officers ofCamp Robinson arrived here He Says about nine Oclock (I Know that it was later) & this morning the Guns is found in the Condition above described I know as well as I Know anything I did not see they Stole the Locks & Bayonetts last night
Yours &c
G W Mills P J W C C
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