Thomas W. Riley to Beriah Magoffin
1862-01-22
- Date of Creation
- January 22, 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
- MG4-257
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0310
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207579
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Citation
Thomas W. Riley to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-01-22, 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-0001-017-0310 (November 13, 2026).
Louisville
His Excellency
Gov. Magoffin.
Allow me to solicit the favor of you to commission Samuel Russell of this city a Notary Public. He is a young man, native of the soil, of good character & habits: is a licensed lawyer, and lives in my office with me. It will be a great convenience to me, and confer an additional favor on
your friend
Tho. W. Riley
Jefferson Co
Notary
Saml Russell
Is'
Issue Commission
B. M