John W. Barker to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-30
- Date of Creation
- July 30, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1859-1861
- Box / Folder
- MG7-181 to MG7-182
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-022-0014
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210856
- Organizations
- Jefferson County Jail
- Dates
- 1861-07-30
Citation
John W. Barker to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-30, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1859-1861, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-022-0014 (November 12, 2026).
Jeffersonville Ind
His Excellency
Gov B. Magoffin
Sir
Enclosed find requisition from Gov Morton for the body of Frank Smith who now awaits your order in the Louisville jail.
Will you please issue the order and have the same mailed to me at this place?
Respfy Yours
John W. Barker