Hamilton Pope to Beriah Magoffin
1862-01-15
- Date of Creation
- January 15, 1862
- 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
- MG4-256
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0309
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207578
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Citation
Hamilton Pope to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-01-15, 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-0001-017-0309 (November 14, 2026).
Louisville,
Dear Sir.
James Pertle, Esqr, a young lawyer, & the son of the Hon Henry Pertle, would like to have a commission as Notary-Public; if you will give him one. Will you do so? He is in his fathers office, & is very clever.
I am,
vry res,
Yr obt Servt
Hamilton Pope
His Excellency
Beriah Magoffin
Frankfort
Ky
Jefferson Co
Notaries
S. S. Bush
James Pertle
appd