Correspondence

Edwin D. Morgan to Beriah Magoffin

1861-08-20

Date of Creation
August 20, 1861
Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson 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
MG4-97
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0190
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32207459
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Tilden, Charles
Morgan, Edwin D.
Bowles, Joshua Bethel
Places
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Organizations
Bank of Louisville
Dates
1861-08-20
1861-08
1861-08-30
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Edwin D. Morgan to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-20, 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-0001-017-0190 (November 12, 2026).

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Joshua B. Bowles, Pres.
Charles Tilden, Cash.
BANK OF LOUISVILLE,
Louisville, Ky., 20 Aug 1861.
Hon B. Magoffin,
Governor etc;
Dear Sir,

The object of my letter is to apply for a commission as a notary public for Jefferson Co., that I may qualify as the authorized notary for the Bank of Louisville.

I beg to refer to J B Bowles Pres as below.

Respectfully

Edwin D. Morgan

Louisville August 1861
His Excellency
Gov B Magoffin

Dear Sir Mr Morgan a clerk in our Bank for our convenience wishes to be appointed notary he is a gentleman and every trustworthy

Yours very Respectfully Joshua B Bowles

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Jefferson Co

Notary
E.d. D. Morgan

IssdAug 30. 1861

Issue Commission
B. M.