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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Appointments, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-018-0156 MG6-260-1

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1861-12-18 Correspondence English 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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Adjt Genls Office Frankfort, KY: 18. Decr 1861 Hon Nat Gaither Jr Sec: of State Sir

I send thirty six Commissions, which you will please return, when arranged by you viz:

1861 Dec10 -- George T. ShackelfordAdjutant1 "Michael BillingQr. Mas.2 "Joseph S. DraneSurgeon3 "Abner B. CoonsAsst Surgeon4 16.Marc MundayColo5 "John B. JacksonLt Colo6 "Lewis VoightCaptain7 "Augustus C. PaulDo8 "Harvey W. SuttonDo9 "Wm Green HoldenDo10 "Wm P. EaganDo11 "James C. FoyDo12 "Henry SpeierDo13

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1861 Decr16 -- Charles R. CottonCaptain14 "Tho J. Williams -- 15 "Geo. W. Northup -- 16 "Claudius Tifft1st Lieut17 "Tho. W. Hardiman -- 18"Francis Jukes -- 19 "Wm Boden -- 20 "Joseph Green -- 21 "John Barnes -- 22 "Ryland Willett -- 23 "Wm Wilson -- 24 "Douglass Pritchard -- 25 "Wm Seiter -- 26 "Wm Hudson2d -- 27 "James Barker -- 28 "Jephron P. Duke -- 29 "Charles Theis -- -- 30 "Joseph C. Hoffman -- 31 "Tho. S. Lukins -- -- 32 "Elbridge B. Holden -- 33 "James Giffin -- -- 34 "Frank A. Black -- 35 "Henry G. Shiner -- -- 36

Very Respy John W Finnell Adjt Genl