George T. Edwards to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-16
- Date of Creation
- February 16, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG3-442
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0079
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207348
Citation
George T. Edwards to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-16, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-017-0079 (November 12, 2026).
Russellville Ky —
Dear Sir,
A young friend of mine and a relative too, is willing to accept the position of aid to your Excellency as col is not inconsistent with your ideas of propriety. He is of good habits & character & withal handsome & well raised, & a nephew of Alexdr Churchill, about 21 years of age last summer ofr autumn His name is Henry upshaw McKinney- & resides in this (Logan) County. send his appt-mnt to me if made,
Yours truly,
Gov= McGoffin
Aid
H. U. McKinley
Apd
Issue commission
B. M