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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-0001-023-0121 MG1-357 to MG1-357C

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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. Considering passing events, and the feeling between the North and the South, this seems likely to occur. Therefore, in view of this probability, 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.

Chas L Cassidy Wm Weir F Wilken Thomas Lucas Andy Johnson K Langly B McGarth James Clark G. W. Vorwell A. F. Ward William Crooks Michel Walsh Valentin Kuhn Jacob Brenmeiser T. L. Clarke Charles Heady Henry Sills Edward McKinney M H Scott Reuben Frey Frederick Allen F Jones Reuben Stone Andrew F Eaton 24 Peter J. Paine Anthony Paine Thomas R Cain Jeff Davis (Not of Southern Confederacy)^J R^ Joseph Pinkering Patrick OConner Philip Deuser Benjamin Sewel John W Pinkering Jacob hart Silas Stull Marvin Davis John William Vishwite William A. Carr Frank F Clemens Boll Peter Secryst Adam Gruber Joseph Reit Fergus Owing Patrick Flinn

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William Barker James Mullen K Guthese Adam Guerin K P Norton S T. Verity Sam. J. Look L. S. Sullivan Hatt Mcgreth Jos Maloy Fred Kine Frank Eisk W, H, Hazard Philipp Caroll Henry Doorman S J. G. Slater J Arntle H Johnson Danl Talbot James Tillon James D. Ewing W. J. Dillard Thomas Riley Bart Welton Caspar Sutten Patrick Tunney Joseph Miller Joseph L Crandell Ephriam E Hogue David Woodfall Georg S Lungfred Augustus Henry Berton Michal Phelen Richard King Saml Avery. James Borges Isaac R Greene R W Catling C. P. Smith

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John Tutt T Frarman Alex Güntzer J Joseph Fütt Heinrich Gimssel Heinrich Hendieb Fred Volkmier Samuel Ingrem Jacob Denger. John Bubsie J M King Jr. King H Welbordins John Limmericks A, M,cKeiguire Frank Dissel. W M gray S Wilson Deaver David Reis Denis Davis Ebachred Geldehaüs Heinrich Bassum Brüfreudan Jacob Faiz Henry Simmons Samuel Gibson Hermann Voss M. Plaggenborg. M. H. Anderson C. T. Finley F: Mann M. Plant. Leonard Löfmann Andrew Kreutzer. H. Werz Adam Smitt Ernst Hampf F H McCorkhill W J Clark Clark Herbrect Guthrie Surry J G Meijer P Fritsck Adam Rief

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John W Ratcliff Ed F Parker Jno C. Russell Frank Wittman Charley Greene Henry Glass Phillip Glass John Crilesch Levi Israel. -- John Gongwisk James Steigwin James meter John H Dewerman L R Merritt Robt A Hamilton James Clark N. W. McInteer James Murray Arnold Joseph H. Artimburg Edwin Hibbitt A, Samuelson Ervin Bell jr A, G, Rudd E. Bennett Lucas Edwar Lawler Henry Shoeman Joe Aeker John Elenback Louis Hess Thomas Bell Kreger Phillipp Fr. Baud Paul R. Shipman John Helert John Kettinger John McCartny J. M. King, Esq Lieut. Coffee Thomas Donald C Bremaker G, Henry Davis Cann Enoch Frith Louis Keller. D Enochs N. K. Klien, Jr Shalon Schneider John Duck Patr Laurens Philipp Godsey Samuel dunkelspiel Charles Weaver George Weaver Geo. H, B, Smith D R. Wayland Joseph Fike Frank Wise