John Janney to Beriah Magoffin
1861-04-18
- Date of Creation
- April 18, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Richmond, Virginia
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG1-234 to MG1-235
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-023-0045
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210900
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- Dates
- 1861-04-18
Citation
John Janney to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-04-18, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 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-0001-023-0045 (November 13, 2026).
In Convention, Richmond
Sir,
In obedience to a resolution adopted by the Virginia State Convention, I have the honor to transmit herewith to your Excellency a copy of an Ordinance of Secession passed yesterday, by the said Convention. The fact of secession has been made public but the Convention deems it proper, for the present, that the ordinance itself should not be published.
Very Respectfully
Yr. Ob't Servant
John Janney
President of the Convention.
To
His Excellency
Beriah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky