Correspondence

Estes Davis to James W. Tate

1863-07-30

Date of Creation
July 30, 1863
Place of Creation
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863
Box / Folder
R1-424 to R1-425
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-031-0315
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32212144

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Dates
1863-07-30
1863-08-04
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Estes Davis to James W. Tate, 1863-07-30, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-031-0315 (November 13, 2026).

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Cincinnati July 30th 1863
His Excellency
The Governor of Kentuckey

Dr Sir as a commissioner of Deeds &c for the State of Kentuckey is needed here I take this liberty of applying to your Excellency for a commission to do that business under protection of Our City Auditor &c whose cerdential I herewith Enclose with my signature thereon as Matter of convenient reference for you to keep I also herewith enclose the fee of Five Dollars as required by law and if these preliminaries are Satisfactory I Shall await receipt of your Valued favor & the necessary commission

With High Consideration I remain Dr Sir
Yours Very Truly Estes Davis
No 35 West 3d St

This Letter is Directed to Care of Hon Jas W Tate
Asst Secretary of State
Frankfort Ky —

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Ohio


Estes Davis
Comr of Deeds
Cincinnati
Com. IssdAug. 4th 1863.