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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-031-0034 R1-70

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania James W. Tate ("Honest Dick" Asst. Sec of State 1859-1863) N00001223 1831-01-02 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer, post office clerk, and state official. Franklin County, Kentucky, native. Son of Thomas L. Tate and Nancy Taylor Tate. Married to Lucy J. Hawkins Tate in Woodford County, Kentucky, on June 3, 1856. Father of Howard S. Tate and Edmonia Tate. Clerk of the U.S. Post Office in Frankfort, Franklin County, in 1848. Farmer in Franklin County in 1850. Assistant secretary of state of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1854 to 1855 and from 1859 to 1863. Owned two enslaved persons in Frankfort in 1860. Assistant clerk of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1865 to 1867.

Relationships Political: Benjamin F. Graves (Lexington, Kentucky, attorney, judge, and politician.) Political: John Cawein (Louisville restaurant owner and merchant) Political: Thomas Sullivan (Louisville, Jefferson Co) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Political: George W. Thompson (Parke County, Indiana, merchant, attorney, deed commissioner, and court clerk) Political: William Alexander (Brandenburg, Meade Co. lawyer) Political: James F. Overton (Meade Co. Ky miller) Political: Enos Keith (Meade Co, Ky) Political: Alexander Bell Patrick (Breathitt Co & Cir Ct Clerk, private CSA) Political: Joshua Spering (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney, commissioner of deeds, and councilman) Economic: Joshua Spering (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney, commissioner of deeds, and councilman) Political: Theodore Dehon Rand (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soldier and attorney) Political: Oscar J. Somes (McCracken County, Kentucky, bank teller and capt 3rd Ky Inf (C.S.A)) Political: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA) Political: Commercial Bank of Kentucky Political: Executive Department, Kentucky (U.S.A.) Political: Thomas Dugan (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds) Political: Charles James Brenham (San Francisco, California, notary public and commissioner of deeds) Political: Theodore M. Morgan (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, businessman and commissioner, captain 98th NY Inf USA) Political: State Department of Kentucky Political: Joseph Tucker (Breckinridge County, Kentucky, resident) Political: Daniel Carmichael Wickliffe (Lexington, Kentucky, attorney, editor and secretary of state) Political: Office of the Secretary of State of Kentucky Political: John G. Douglass (Cincinnati, Ohio, attorney and commissioner of deeds) Legal: John Marshall Harlan (Kentucky atty general, colonel 10th Ky Inf (USA), and attorney)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 22B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort District No. 1, p. 259. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort District No. 1, p. 491B. James C. Klotter, "Tate, James W." in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 867-68. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994058, Woodford County Marriages. James Fisher Robinson (governor, state senator, businessman, attorney, and farmer) N001004 1800-10-04 1882-10-31 Categories: People

Twenty-second governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, banker, and legislator. Son of Jonathan Robinson and Jane Black Robinson. Married to Susan D. Mansell Robinson on December 26, 1821. Father of Emilie Jane Robinson and James F. Robinson, Jr. Married Willina S. Herndon Robinson on May 30, 1842. Father of Scott Herndon Robinson, John McCracken Robinson, George Sidney Robinson, Madison Johnson Robinson, Stephen Gano Robinson, Willa Ewing Robinson, Philip Eldon Robinson, and Stephen Gano Robinson. Educated at Forest Hill Academy and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Trustee of Georgetown College. President of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855. Owned thirty-five enslaved persons in 1860. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 3, 1861, to September 5, 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from August 16, 1861, to August 18, 1862. Governor of Kentucky from August 18, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Returned to practicing law and farming on retiring from politics in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 1, p. 216B, 230A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 2, pp. 235, 236, 252. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 266. John David Smith, “James F. Robinson (1862-1863),” ed. Lowell H. Harrison, Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 89-92. William Henry Engle, Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1886), 553, 556-7. James McCahen (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, innkeeper, JP, and alderman) N00015170 1822-06-24 1870-05-19 Categories: People

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, innkeeper, justice of the peace, and alderman. Native of Ireland. Married to Elizabeth McCahen. Father of Catherine McCahen, Josephine McCahen, Byron McCahen, Margaret McCahen, Joseph McCahen, James McCahen, and John McCahen. Innkeeper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1850. Alderman of the fifth ward in Philadelphia in 1860. Alderman and justice of the peace in Philadelphia in 1861. Alderman and justice of the peace in Philadelphia in 1862.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Political: Joshua Spering (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney, commissioner of deeds, and councilman) Political: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legal: Theodore M. Morgan (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, businessman and commissioner, captain 98th NY Inf USA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, New Market Ward, p. 361 A-361 B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Ward 5, p. 269. "James McCahen (1822-1870)," Find A Grave, Memorial #203052680, accessed July 23, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203052680. KYR-0001-017-0105. KYR-0001-031-0041. Theodore M. Morgan (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, businessman and commissioner, captain 98th NY Inf USA) N00014138 1836-05-26 Categories: People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, businessman, soldier, and commissioner. Son of William C. Morgan and Jane C. Morgan. Married to Caroline D. Morgan. Father of Caroline A. Morgan and Theodore H. Morgan. Student in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in 1850. Served in the 98th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain from December 28,1861, to February 5, 1862. Partner in Morgan, Hanson, & Co. in Philadelphia in 1862 and 1863. Appointed commissioner for the Commonwealth of Kentucky on November 4, 1862. Claim agent in Philadelphia in 1863.

Relationships Political: Daniel Carmichael Wickliffe (Lexington, Kentucky, attorney, editor and secretary of state) Economic: Morgan, Hanson and Co. Social: Anthony Joseph Drexel (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, banker and philanthropist) Social: Hugh Campbell (Saint Louis, Missouri, merchant, philanthropist, and commissioner) Social: Frederick Holbrook (Washington County, Vermont, governor) Political: James W. Tate ("Honest Dick" Asst. Sec of State 1859-1863) Legal: James McCahen (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, innkeeper, JP, and alderman)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Northern Liberties Ward 4, p. 239B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, New Jersey, Essex County, Caldwell, p. 134A. Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops (ca. 1861-1900), New York State Archives, Albany, New York, Series 13775, Roll #64, 98th Infantry, J-P, Box 67-68, Certificate #1054. McElroy’s Philadelphia City Directory for 1863, 26th edition (Philadelphia, PA: E. C. & J. Biddle & Co., 1863), 547. Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863 (1863), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia Ward 22, Records of the General Assembly, RG 7, Box 1026 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA), p. 177 of microfilm. “Theodore Miles Morgan (1836-1922)," Find A Grave, Memorial #80845918, accessed May 20, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80845918/. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania P00001701 Categories: Places

Seat of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Located at the confluence of the Delaware River and Schuylkill River.

39.9523, -75.1638 "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 20, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Sylvester K. Stevens, John B. B. Trussell, and Mathew S. Magda, "Philadelphia," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed June 6, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Philadelphia. North America P00013425 Categories: Places

Continent containing the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. Located in the northern hemisphere. Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

47.1164, -101.2996 “Center, North Dakota," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 9, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Jason Dailey, "New Calculations Reposition the Geographical Center of North America" Smithsonian Magazine, accessed September 9, 2020, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-calculations-reposition-geographical-center-north-america-1-180961932/. Louisville, Kentucky P00000337 Categories: Places

Seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2527, -85.7585 "Louisville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 12, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 179. Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). Morgan, Hanson and Co. O00014395 Categories: Organizations

Collection house specializing in army and navy claims in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Operated in 1862 and 1863. Owner(s): Theodore M. Morgan and Edward Hunn Hanson.

Relationships Economic: Theodore M. Morgan (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, businessman and commissioner, captain 98th NY Inf USA)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia Ward 15, Precinct 9, p. 534. McElroy’s Philadelphia City Directory for 1863, 26th edition (Philadelphia, PA: E. C. & J. Biddle & Co., 1863), 547. "Philadelphia Enquirer, 1862-10-08," Newspapers.com, accessed May 5, 2021https://www.newspapers.com/image/167215674/. "Philadelphia Enquirer, 1862-10-10," Newspapers.com, accessed May 5, 2021https://www.newspapers.com/image/167456338/. "Philadelphia Enquirer, 1863-01-02," Newspapers.com, accessed May 5, 2021https://www.newspapers.com/image/167210155/. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1862-10-31 Correspondence English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Collection House of MORGAN, HANSON & Co., N. E. corner Dock and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia.

Notes and Drafts collected in all parts of North America through Banks and Bankers. Particular attention given to the Collection of past due claims through Attorneys. Dishonored paper transferred to our Attorneys on day of dishonor when desired. Philadelphia, October 31st 1862 James W. Tate Esq. Assis't. Secy of State Louisville Ky. Sir.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of Sept. 29th together with Commission from the Governor. Absence from the City prevented my replying in due season.

In compliance with the directions forwarded. I herewith enclose my official oath. certified to by a Justice of the Peace for this County: Also impression of seal.

Will you have the further kindness to inform me. if upon receipt of the Enclosed

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all the Steps will have been taken necessary to you an instrument attested by me & to be used in the State of Kentucky. full force and effect?

Very Respectfully Your Obd't. Serv't.

Theodore M Morgan