Walter Hicks Peters, Oath
1863-12-11
- Date of Creation
- December 11, 1863
- Place of Creation
- New Orleans, New Orleans Parish, Louisiana
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867
- Box / Folder
- BR1-478
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-007-0084
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206596
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Citation
Walter Hicks Peters, Oath, 1863-12-11, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-007-0084 (November 12, 2026).
State of Louisiana
City of New Orleans
I, Walter Hicks Peters, a resident of the City, haveing been appointed by his Excellency, Thomas E Bramlette, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a Commissioner for said Commmonwealth in this State of Louisiana, to take the Acknowledgements of Deeds & other witness; Deposition; administer Oaths etc and to have said office and exercise its functions in the City of New Orleans, State aforsaid, do hearby solemnly swear that I will well and faithfully & to the best of my ability, will truly execute & perform all the duties incumbent on me as such Commissioner, under & by virtue of the laws of said Commonwealth of Kentucky, so help me God,
In oath of which I hereby set my hand & annex my official seal, at New Orleans, on this
Walter H. Peters
Commissioner
Mayoralty of New Orleans,
City of New Orleans, La,
Sworn to & subscribed before me, at New Orleans, on the
James F. Miller
Capt, U. S. A.
Acting Mayor
{WALTER H. PETERS.
COMMISSIONER
FOR THE STATE OF
Kentucky
NEW ORLEANS.}
{MAYORALTY, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
LOUISIANA}
Please acknowledge Recpt of this
W. H. P.
Louisiana Commr Deeds
Oath of W. H. Peters
Recd
- Oaths
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