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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-023-0138 MG1-382

Williamstown, Kentucky Williamstown, Kentucky 1862-06-21 Correspondence English 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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Williamstown Ky June 21th 1862

To the Honorable Beriah Magoffin govenor of the state of Kentucky Sir in the name and by the request of what I believe to be a large majority of the peacable and law abiding voters of this county that I address you to know by what authority that certain men in our county say that they are empowered by authority from one Jerry Boyle of this state said to be Milatary governor of this state not to allow any men to be a candidate for any office only accept such as may be selected by the so called union party of this state and by this authority in our county two gentleman hwho are candidates has been informed that unless they are willing to act with the so called union county party that they must retire from the canvass and if they fail to comply with the mandate why they are assured that they will be arrested and sent to Camp Chase now sir in the name of the constitution and the laws ^of^ our state we most Solemnly protest against this usurpation of power by which the last vestage of our political freedom at the ballot box and our constitutional rights as freemen of the great state of Kentucky is swept away from fthe people and now sir we appeal to you who was elected the chief magistrate of this state to see that the laws was faithfullly carried out and that all the rights guranteed to the citazen by the constitution and the laws of the state shall be respected so far as in your power it can be done and we earnestly hope you will take this momentious question under consideration and inform the people by proclamation whether or not they have got to give up all these constitutional and legal rights as citozens and submit to a military despotism for the present now sir in conclusion we assure you we will even protest against such usurpation of power as is now attemted to be carried out in relation to our elections by the so called union party of this state

Your friend with great respect O. P. Hogan

P S you can give this letter a place in the papers if you think it best reserving my name

O P H

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O. P, Hogan