Legal/Financial

Sylvester Lay, Oath

1861-11-22

Date of Creation
November 22, 1861
Place of Creation
New York, New York County, New York
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
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
MG4-185
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0256
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32207525
People
Nones, Joseph Benjamin
Gaither, Nathaniel, Jr.
Lay, Sylvester
Places
New York City, New York
New York County, New York
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
State of New York
Dates
1861-11-22
1861-11-22
1861-11-25
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Citation

Sylvester Lay, Oath, 1861-11-22, 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-0001-017-0256 (November 12, 2026).

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State of New York
City & County of New York ss:

I Sylvester Lay of said city to hereby solemnly swear that I will well and truly execute perform the & discharge the duties of the Office of Commissioner of the State of Kentucky according to the laws of the State of Kentucky to the best of my ability So help me God.

Sylvester Lay

Subscribed and sworn to before me November 22, 1861

J. B. Nones
Commr of Kentucky
for New York.

{JOSEPH B. NONES
COMMISSIONER
OF
Kentucky
FOR
NEW YORK}

Hon Secy State of Kentucky

The following is a description of my seal of Office. and heretofore sent to you.

New York Nov 22, 1861

Yours &c
Sylvester Lay

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{SYLVESTER LAY
NEW YORK
COMMISSIONER.}

New York

Oath
Sylvester Lay
Comr of Deeds
Filed Nov 25 1861