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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-019-0073 MG5-138 to MG5-139

Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky 1861-06-06 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Brooksville Ky June 6th 1861. To Gov Magoffin Dr Sir.

I venture to intrude for a Moment upon your time to make some inquiries, first is it possible that no arms can be procured from the state without those getting them taking the oath prescribed by the Legislature of Ky, There are but few persons, on the boder that recieve such arms except such as sympathize with openly with the admr at Washington so that when the issue does come upon us as I think it soon will we will be entirely at the mercy of our enemies, we had to disband a company here a few days ago for want of guns they not being willing

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to take the oath required, It seems to me a fatal mistake to place all the arms in the state in the hands of such persons as will turn them against not only the seceding states but also the state of Ky if she should attempt to assert her rights, at all events it renders it impossible to ever get a fare expression of the will of the people of the border counties at the ballot box, I feel confident that no one knows better than you do that terrorism will rule the hour when it comes.

If there is any way for us to get arms other than as above we, would be glad to have them as we can reorganise our company at any time, We have two companies in this (Bracken) county armed with guns sent into the state by the order of Lincoln

If you will be kind enough

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to answer this note and let me know how the matter stands

You will very much oblige Your very Huml Ser J, J, Schoolfield

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Arms