Correspondence

Basil Duke to Edgar Keenon

1862-05-05

Date of Creation
May 5, 1862
Place of Creation
Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri
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
MG4-446
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0450
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Dates
1862-05-05
1862-05-08
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Basil Duke to Edgar Keenon, 1862-05-05, 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-0001-017-0450 (November 13, 2026).

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St Louis May 5th 1862
Edgar Keenon Esq
Dear Sir —

I allowed my term of office as Comr. for Ky. to Expire last fall or winter — Will you please to call on Gov. Magoffin, or the Secretary of State & procure a new one & Give (Commission) for me — I recd a note from the latter at the time notifying me when the term would Expire, but in the Excitement ^& uncertainty^ of the times, I omitted to renew it —

You will have to pay a fee to the Secretary, which I will remit to you the amount I get your answer & the Comn — all well — give our best love to H Henrietta, & kiss the Children

Yours Truly
Basil Duke

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P.S. Tell the Gov. or rather the secretary of state for me that he has granted Commissions to two or thee D — dabolitionists. — who ought not to hold any position from a slave state — tho. I am not much proud of Ky of late

Missouri


Comr. of Deeds
Basil Duke
St. Louis
Com IssdMay 8. 1862