Commission/Appointment

Beriah Magoffin, Secretary of State, Nathaniel Gaither, Jr.

1861-10-02

Date of Creation
October 2, 1861
Place of Creation
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Commission/Appointment
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
MG4-118
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0208
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32207477
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Gwin, George W.
Major, John B.
Gaither, Nathaniel, Jr.
Monroe, Thomas Bell, Jr.
Places
Frankfort, Kentucky
Franklin County, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Franklin County Court
Office of the Secretary of State of Kentucky
The Yeoman
Dates
1861-10-02
1861-10-02
1861-10-02
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Beriah Magoffin, Secretary of State, Nathaniel Gaither, Jr., 1861-10-02, 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-0001-017-0208 (November 12, 2026).

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IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY,
{KENTUCKY
UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL}
BERIAH MAGOFFIN,
GOVERNOR OF SAID COMMONWEALTH,
To all who shall see these Presents, Greeting:

Know Ye, That Nat. Gaither Jrhaving been duly elected appointed Secretary of State for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the place of Tho. B. Monroe Jr. resigned I hereby invest him with full power and authority to execute and discharge the duties of the said office according to law: And to have and to hold the same, with all the rights and emoluments thereunto legally appertaining, for and during the term prescribed by law.

{SEAL OF KENTUCKY
UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL}

In Testimony Whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed. Done at Frankfort, the 2nd day of Octo, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty one, and in the 70th year of the Commonwealth.

B. Magoffin

BY THE GOVERNOR:
[...], Secretary of State.

"Yeoman" Office — J. B. MAJOR, State Printer.

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State of Kentucky
Franklin County Sct

I George W Gwin a Justice of the peace for said County do certify that Nat Gaither this day came personally before me and took the oath prescribed in the first Section of the Eighth Article of the Constitution of Kentucky for the faithful discharge of the duties of Secretary of State for the Commonwealth of Kentucky under the within Commission

Given under my hand this 2nd day of October 1861

Geo W Gwin J. P.

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Secretary of State
Nat: Gaither Jr
Appd & Comd
Octo. 32nd 1861