Correspondence

Nathaniel Gaither, Jr. to James W. Tate

1861-10-02

Date of Creation
October 2, 1861
Place of Creation
Frankfort, Franklin 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
MG4-119
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0209
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FTP Identifier
32207478
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Gwin, George W.
Tate, James W.
Gaither, Nathaniel, Jr.
Places
Frankfort, Kentucky
Franklin County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Franklin County Court
Office of the Secretary of State of Kentucky
Dates
1861-10-02
1861-10-03
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Nathaniel Gaither, Jr. to James W. Tate, 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-0001-017-0209 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky,
OFFICE SECRETARY OF STATE,
Frankfort, Octo 2d, 1861.
To Jas W Tate Esq
Dear Sir:

I hereby with the consent of the Governor appoint you Assistant and Clerk to the Secretary of State of Kentucky and empower you as such to sign my name as such to all official papers, which it may become necessary for me to sign and this you will enter upon the Executive Journal and proceed to execute the duties of your office

Nat Gaither Jr
Secy of State

I approve & consent to the appointment of Jas W Tate as assistant & Clerk to the Secretary of State

B. Magoffin

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Franklin County Sct

I George W. Gwin a Justice of the peace for Said County do certify that James W Tate this day came personally before the 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 Assisttant and Clerk to the Secretary of State of the State of Kentucky under the within appointment —

Given under my hand this 3d day of October 1861

Geo W Gwin J. P.