Correspondence

Thomas C. Woods to Beriah Magoffin

1862-05-03

Date of Creation
May 3, 1862
Place of Creation
Lebanon, Marion 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
MG4-442
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0446
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FTP Identifier
32207715

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Dates
1862-05-03
1862-05-04
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Thomas C. Woods to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-05-03, 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-0001-017-0446 (November 14, 2026).

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Lebanon Ky May 3. 1862
Hon. B. Magoffin.
Dear Sir=

I once held a Commission from your Hon. Predecessor. as Notary Public and found it exceedingly conveneince in our practice=taking affidavits to ansrs — & other pleadings — we are often inconvincienced here for want of some one to administer oaths. For these reasons I respectfully request a Commission to myself. as Notary Public=This will very much oblige your old friend

Thos. C. Woods.

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Marion Co


Notary
Thos. C. Woods
Com IssdMay 4. 1862

Issue Commission
B. M