Legal/Financial

Henry Martin, Oath

1862-01-18

Date of Creation
January 18, 1862
Place of Creation
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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
MG4-541 to MG4-542
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0543
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FTP Identifier
32207812

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1862-10-02
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Henry Martin, Oath, 1862-01-18, 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-0001-017-0543 (November 14, 2026).

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The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Providence County ss.

I Henry Martin, residing in Providence, in the County of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, appointed by the Governor of the State of Kentucky, a Commissioner for said State of Rhode Island, to take the proof and acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments, and to administer oaths pursuant to the act of the legislature of said State of Kentucky, approved January 7. 1852; do solemnly swear, that I will well and faithfully execute and perform all the duties of such Commissioner under and by virtue of the laws of Kentucky.

Henry Martin

Taken, subscribed and sworn to this eighteenth day of January in the year A.D. 1862.

Before me
Albert M. Hewitt.
Justice of the Peace.

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Providence Rhode Island
November 6th. 1862
Jas W. Tate Esq.

Sir Your Note of 2d Ulto. was received during my absence.

My Commission was duly received. On referring to my Commission, I find that I took and subscribed my Oath of Office. as Commissioner on the Eighteenth Day of January 1862. and on that Day deposited it in our Post Office. directed to you at Frankfort Kentucky.

Nothing appearing in the act appointing Commissioners, relative to a fee to the Secretary of $5. it was not forwarded.

Naming the Fee in your Note. I now enclose $5. U.S. No 84.192.

Very Respectfully
Henry Martin

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Rhode Island


Oath of Henry Martin
Comr. of Deeds
Filed Nov 11. 1862