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Correspondence

John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr.

1861-12-02

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Date of Creation: December 2, 1861
Place of Creation: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Correspondence
Repository: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection: Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Appointments, 1859-1862
Box / Folder: MG6-274
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-018-0169
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FTP Identifier: 32207983

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John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr., 1861-12-02, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military 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-0001-018-0169 (February 9, 2026).

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Adj^t Gen^ls Office
Frankfort 2 Dec^r 1861.
Hon:
Nath Gaither Jr
Sec: of State
Sir

I send fifteen Commissions which please arrange and return directly if you can viz:

Jordan Nathaniel	Captain —	21 Novr 1861.	1
Edwin Cook	do	D^o	2
John Paul Jones	do	D^o	3
L. P. Ellis	do	D^o	4
James W. Scott	do	D^o	5
Jeremiah Noland	1^st Lieut:	21 Novr 1861.	6
Tho. P. Harper	D^o	D^o	7
Evan D. Thomas	D^o	D^o	8
Alexander Bruce	D^o	D^o	9
Lauderdale L. Taber	D^o		10
William Nethercutt	2^d Lieut:	21 Novr 1861	11
Stephen Nethercutt —	D^o—	D^o—	12
H. B. Litteral —	D^o—	D^o—	13
Elijah Scott —	D^o —	D^o —	14
John A. Gilbert —	D^o —	D^o —	15

Very Resp^y
John W. Finnell
Adj^t Gen^l

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Hon:
Nat Gaither Jr
Sec: of State

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