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Correspondence

John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr.

1861-12-03

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Date of Creation: December 3, 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: MG6-280
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-018-0175
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FTP Identifier: 32207989

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John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr., 1861-12-03, 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-0001-018-0175 (November 14, 2026).

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Adj^t Gen^ls Office
Frankfort 3 Decr 1861.
Hon: Nat Gaither Jr
Sec: of State.

I send thirteen Commissions which arrange & return viz:

J. F. Babbitt —	Adjutant	19 Novr 1861 —	1
Geo. W. Gallup —	Quarter Master	D^o	2
L. J. Yates	Surgeon	D^o	3
A. J. M^cMillan	Chaplain	D^o	4
David Russell	Captain	2 Dec^r 1861 —	.5
John F. Lacey	D^o	D^o	6
Daniel Garrard Jr	D^o	D^o	7
Geo T. Stagg	1^st Lieut	D^o	8
F. C. Robb	" D^o	D^o	9
James Morton	" D^o	D^o	10
Elijah Logan	2^d D^o	D^o	11
Robert Montgomery	" D^o	D^o	12
W^m H. Sneed	" D^o	D^o	13

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

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Entered 3^rd Dec 1861.

Hon:
Nat Gaither Junr
Sec of State