Correspondence

Thomas H. Corbett to Beriah Magoffin

1861-04-08

Date of Creation
April 8, 1861
Place of Creation
Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1859-1862
Box / Folder
MG8-107
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-021-0024
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32210816
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Corbett, Thomas H.
Richardson, Thomas H.
Hyde, W. B.
Places
Ballard County, Kentucky
Blandville, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
State of Mississippi
State of Tennessee
Dates
1861-04-08
1859-11-15
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Citation

Thomas H. Corbett to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-04-08, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 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-0001-021-0024 (February 13, 2026).

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Blandville Ky Apl 8" 1861
To his Excellency
Beriah Magoffin
Respected
Sir

On the 15" Day of November 1859 you issued a requisition for the StateofMississippi to Thos H Richarson to take and bring back to this State W. B. Hyde who is indicted in this Countyfor felony, Richardson went to Mississippi in obedience to your requisition but Hyde had left there, We have found out that he is now in the State ofTennessee and as he is continually traveling from one place to an other. It is desired that you should issue an other requisition directed ^to^ Thos H Richardson for the State of Tennessee — your earliest attention to this matter will much

oblige your friend
Thos H Corbett

To his Excellency
Beriah Magoffin
Frankfort
Ky

P. S. Direct the requisition to Thos H Richardson. Blandville Ky

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For Requisition on Tennessee

Sec will attend to this

B. M