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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-0001-023-0111 MG1-346 to MG1-346B

New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky 1861-05-04 Petition English 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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To B Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

It is asserted and believed that a body of armed men have it in contemplation to March through a portion of the state. to make an attack upon troops encamped by authority of the United States at Cairo, in the State of Illinois. Whether this be absolutely certain or not. we are not able to say. Cosidering passing events, and the feeling between the North and the South, this seems likely to occur. Thearrefore, in view of of this probabilitity, and the terrible consequences that Might flow from such an act, we earnestly request your. Excellency to issue a proclamation forbidding the passage of such armed bodies of citizens over the soil of Kentucky.

New Haven Ky May 4, 1861 J B. Beeler Jno. N. Gano H Beeler C. S. Miller Thos. H, Miller A Chambers T W Gaslin B F Wilson John A Humphrey B. T. Atherton William Elliott Joseph Brown Merideth Prewitt M. Wilkinson R L Wilkinson John Whitehead Senr C Calhoun James M Samson Major C. C. Clusker Charles Gipe A. H. Chambers John P. Atherton Loyd W Slidelle P, S, Keep Jas Whitehead, Edmond Fowler Nat W. S. Ford F. A. Burch William Norriss John Dawson John W Dawson H P Howsley John A Burch Julius Hays

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Thomas J,, Manning William Knot Henry Watson Richard McNutt Lloyd N. Price John Wimsett John Elliott Samuel G. Vittitow S Humphrey G, Whitehead William Carter John Norris senr Thomas Dawson James Vittetow G. B. Patterson Geo. W. Pottinger J B Atherton Felix Fogle John Carlisle Thos O Bevin Isaac Hughes jun Charles Beeler -- Starret Withlow Archie Showalters John Atherton J S Samuels Thomas H Cissell John Cravens Samuel L Withlow H. P. Cambron J D Mahoney Sa Samuel Miller Wm Davison James Whalin Frank Thornsbury Lynus Winsett Wm Cash G W masterson Nicholas Miller Geo, W, Rider Wm Redman A H. Beeler Robert Ice J. R. Burch Bart Brady H. Dawson Stephen Greenwell J. B. Miller Sharp Spencer R, P, Whalen B C Sympson W. T. Spalding B. J. clark Wm Lewis Jefferson Price Jackson Tabbs Philip Norris James Baer Robert Masterson Wm Heed Allen Mclarin Henry Howard Jacob Culver Wm Knott Jr R A Busch David Cole Isaac Gilkey Basil Smith Joseph howard

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New Haven. May 4 1861 109. VotesCast at 12 oclock --

Union feeling Strong