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, I firmly believe the peace of the people of Kentucky will be preserved, and the horrors of a bloody war will be averted from a people now peaceful and tranquil. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, B. Magoffin. Washington, August 24, 1861. To his Excellency B. Magoffin, Governor of the State of Kentucky. sir: Your letter of the 19th instant, in which you urge the removal from the limits of Kentucky of the military force now organized and in camp within that State, is receit find, in your not very short letter, any declaration or intimation that you entertain any desire for the preservation of the Federal Union. Your obedient servant, A. Lincoln. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Executive Department, Frankfort, August 24, 1861. Hon. Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Virginia. sir: Since the commencement of the unhappy difficulties pending in the country, the people of Kentucky have indicated a steadfast desire and purpose to maintain a position of strict neutrality be