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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-017-0506 MG4-521 to MG4-522

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1862-06-04 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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New Orleans, June 4, 1862. 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 10th March last.

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

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in my Loyalty to the Union.

I am, sir, very Respectfully Your Ob't serv't Jas Graham

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Louisiana

Comr. of Deeds Jas. Graham "City" Com IssdAug 1. 1862

Issue Commission B. M