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Correspondence

Samuel D. King to Beriah Magoffin

1861-07-25

Document details

Date of Creation: July 25, 1861
Place of Creation: Carson City, Nevada Territory
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: MG4-94 to MG4-95
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-017-0188
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FTP Identifier: 32207457

Mentioned in this document

People: Magoffin, Beriah; King, Samuel D.
Places: Carson City, Nevada; Nevada Territory; Ormsby County, Nevada
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates: 1861-07-25; 1861-08-27

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Samuel D. King to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-25, 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-0001-017-0188 (November 12, 2026).

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Carson City, Nevada Terry
25^th July 1861.
Sir:

My professional experience in this Territory having shown me the inconvenience to which persons are subjected by there being no one here authorized to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and other instruments of writing to be used in your State, I respectfully solicit the appointment from you of Commissioner of Deeds.

I would state that I have been a resident of this City for the last Seventeen months, and am a member of the Bar.

Should I receive the Office I trust that the duties will be performed in such manner as not to discredit the appointing power.

With very great respect
Sir
Your [Obet ssvt]
Samuel D. King
Recorder of Carson County

The Governor of the State of Kentucky.

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Nevada Ter
~~California~~

Sam^l D King

Nevada City
Com^r of Deeds

Iss^dAug 27. 1861

Issue Commission