James Graham to Beriah Magoffin
1862-06-04
- Date of Creation
- June 4, 1862
- Place of Creation
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
- 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
- MG4-521 to MG4-522
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0506
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207775
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Citation
James Graham to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-06-04, 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-0001-017-0506 (November 13, 2026).
New Orleans,
To the Governor of the State of Kentucky:
Sir:
I seize the earliest moment afforded me by the reestablishment of mail communication between this City and the West, to solicit from you a renewal of my commission as a Commissioner of the State of Kentucky for the State of Louisiana.
My last commission expired on the
I may remark in closing that during the reign of terror which prevailed here for the ten or twelve months prior to the capture of the City, I have never wavered
in my Loyalty to the Union.
I am, sir, very Respectfully
Your Ob't serv't
Jas Graham
Louisiana
Comr. of Deeds
Jas. Graham
"City"
Com Issd
Issue Commission
B. M