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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-031-0164 R1-225 to R1-226

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts 1863-03-07 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. 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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Boston March 7th 63 H. C. Pindell Esq. Louisville, Ky. Dear Sir;

I take the liberty to enclose to you my Circular as Commissioner of New York & many other States. & to request of you the favor to present my name to the Governor of Kentucky for a similar appointment from your State. I do this in the hope that the fraternal bonds which as yet have held the Sister States of the West & North together may never be broken. Now gloriously & through how much suffering your gallant State has done & is doing its duty! Could we but exercise this

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foul demise of fanaticism, which seems to have taken possession of the Federal Administration, all might yet be well. But my anxiety, perhaps too often borders on despair. I see far too few signs of hope that the radical portions of the North will ever confess their past infidelity to the Consitution or realize their mad designs upon all that is most dear to us under it. There is a growing reaction at the North in favor of a sound conservatism, thanks being due in no small part to the temperate laurels & gallant patriotism of Kentucky. If this saves us not, all I fear is lost. Excuse me for sending herewith a copy of the Boston Courier containing an article overly intent, which gives the sentiments more in full if not a few Northern minds.

Very truly &c. Jos. L. Lord

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JOSEPH L. LORD Counsellor at Law, NO. 20 STATE STREET,....BOSTON, COMMISSIONER FOR All the New-England States, NEW-YORK, WESTERN, AND OTHER STATES.