Josiah Harris, Jr. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-03
- Date of Creation
- January 3, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG3-397 to MG3-398
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0045
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207316
Citation
Josiah Harris, Jr. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-03, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-017-0045 (December 11, 2025).
Paducah
Hon
— B Magoffin
Frankfort
Dear Sir
That no trouble may ensue I write asking you for a commission as Notary Public being a member of the Bar I am at some inconvenience, at times getting my Cliants Sworn to legal pleadings —
My References, for all thats required are Judges Williams, Bigger, Trimble, and also John Q A King A. P. Thompson, L M Flurnoy Dallam & others
Compy at your earliest Convenience Obliging
Yours with Respect:
Josiah Harris Jr