James F. Robinson, First Lieutenant, Charles W. Quiggins

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KYR-0003-101-0002

Document Genre

Commission/Appointment

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Kentucky Historical Society

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Charles W. Quiggins papers

Place of Creation

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

18 August 1862

Dates Mentioned

1862-08-18

1862-09-25

James F. Robinson, First Lieutenant, Charles W. Quiggins, 18 August 1862, Charles W. Quiggins papers, , Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0003-101-0002, (accessed April 16, 2024).

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IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF
The Commonwealth of Kentucky,
{KENTUCKY
UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL}
JAMES F. ROBINSON,
GOVERNOR OF SAID COMMONWEALTH,
To all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Know Ye, That Charles W. Quiggins having been duly elected to the office of 1st Lieutenant In the 9th Cavalry Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Militia, organized under the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth, and to be mustered into the service of the United States:

NOW KNOW YOU, That, by the powers vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of said State, and reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valor, fidelity, and ability, I do, by these presents Commission you as 1st Lieutenant as aforesaid, for the term of One year unless sooner discharged, upon condition that you take the oath indorsed hereon, within ten days from receipt hereof, sending a certificate thereof to General Headquarters; and I do hereby authorize and require you to discharge, all and singular, the duties and services appertaining to your said office, agreeably to law and general regulations, and to obey such orders and instructions as you shall, from time to time, receive from your superior officers.

{Seal}

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and caused the seal of the State of Kentucky to be affixed, at Frankfort, the Eighteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty=two and in the eighty=Seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America.

J F Robinson

BY THE GOVERNOR:
D C. Wickliffe, Secretary of State.

Commonwealth Office -- WM. E. HUGHES, State Printer.

OATH.

I C. W Quiggins do solemnly swear, that I will faithfully support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Kentucky, and will discharge, all and singular, the duties and services appertaining to the office of 1^st Lt in 9^th[~~Regiment~~] Cavalry Regiment in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia, agreeably to law and general regulations, and will obey such orders and instructions as I shall from time to time receive from the proper officers.

C. W. Quiggins

Before me, personally appeared the above C W. Quiggins and made the oath above written, and signed the same in my presence.

H. G. V. Wintersmith P. J. H. C.
Sept 25 A. D. 1862.

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