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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-0001-023-0141 MG1-387

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1862-08-16 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Frankfort Ky 16th Aug 1862 Hon Beriah Magoffin Govenor of Kentucky Dear Sir

I am requested by my friends & constituents to Wm Judy, Lemuel Bush & Chas Nelson to ask your excellency to grant the two former a pass to go to New York City and the latter to near Manassas Virginia. They are all union men & assure me that they are not leaving the state to evade military duty & if drafted they will return in time to perform the duty or furnish substitutes The two former had bought before the order for the draft 250 head cattle which they wish to take to the N York market -- The latter wishes & had before the draft arranged to visit his aged mother near Manassas, whom he has not seen for three years. and has

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been for more than a year debarred from doing so by the of armies. They are all three honest reliable men

Yrs resptly Tho S Turner

For passes to N, Y, &c