W. A. Hooe and Christopher Chinn to Beriah Magoffin
1861-06-04
- Date of Creation
- June 4, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
- Collection
- 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866)
- Box / Folder
- Box 81, Folder 74th Regiment 1861 Weapons
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0002-022-0125
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32212390
- Organizations
- Mercer County Home Guard
- Dates
- 1861-06-04
Citation
W. A. Hooe and Christopher Chinn to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-06-04, 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866), Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-022-0125 (November 12, 2026).
Harrodsburg
Govr Magoffin
D Sir,
We have formed a Home Guard for our town under the late law on that subject, our officers are good & true men, and I think we are entitled to arms, we are in that portion of the state where slavery exists to a considerable extent, and we wish to be armed, please give attention to this for us and see that we get good arms
Truly yr friends'
W A Hooe
Chr Chinn
P, S, This will be handed you by Capt Cardwell our captain
Home Guard
Mercer Co
Capt Cardwell