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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-023-0061 MG1-253

Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky 1861-04-27 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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G. W. NORTON, President. M. B. MORTON, Cashier Southern Bank of Kentucky, Russellville, 27 Apl 18561. Govr B. Magoffin Dear Sir:

Your telegram is just now (8 ock P. M) delivered to me and I write by this mail authorizing Cashr Barret to place sixty-thousand dollars to the credit of the State subject to your drafts to pay for arms and munitions of War to put Kentucky in a position of self defense.

The board promptly responded to your demand feeling the utmost Confidence in the ability and prudence of your action and the prompt recognition of the same by the legislature at the called session --

Very Truly, Yours G. W Norton pt