To James Madison from John Graham, 8 May 1806 (Abstract)
From John Graham, 8 May 1806 (Abstract)
§ From John Graham. 8 May 1806, New Orleans. “I have the Honor to inclose you a copy of the Register kept in this office, of the military appointments made by the Governor of the Territory.1
“It may be proper for me to observe, that no Return has been made to me of the Military appointments among the People of Colour—these appointments were made before the Territorial Government got into operation and have not been since renewed.”
RC and enclosure (DNA: RG 59, TP, Orleans, vol. 8). RC 1 p.; docketed by Wagner. For enclosure, see n. 1.
1. The enclosed “Register of Appointments in the Militia of the Territory of Orleans” (14 pp.; certified by Graham; docketed by Wagner) is printed in , Orleans, 9:631–32.