(CIVIL WAR KENTUCKY) [Magoffin Beriah] Governors Message Ca

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(CIVIL WAR--KENTUCKY.) [Magoffin, Beriah.] Governor's Message. Called Session, 1861. 38 pages. 8vo, stitched; first page soiled, minor foxing; partly unopened. [Frankfort, KY, 1861]

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An address which was originally delivered by Gov. Magoffin to the Kentucky State Senate on 17 January 1861. This address notes how the great prosperity of the United States has been undermined by the looming conflict, and details Magoffin's carefully nuanced efforts to save both the Union and slavery. Kentucky would remain neutral in the conflict until his resignation. Only 2 copies listed in WorldCat, and none known at auction.