IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF
The Commonwealth of Kentucky,
{KENTUCKY
UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL}
THOMAS E. BRAMLETTE,
GOVERNOR OF SAID COMMONWEALTH.
To all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Know Ye, That James S Wilson having been duly elected to the office of
Captain of Co "E" First Battalion

In the First Regiment of Kentucky Militia organized under the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth:

NOW KNOW YOU, That, by the powers vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of said State, and reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valor, fidelity, and ability, I do, by these presents Commission you as Captain as aforsaid, for the term prescribed by law unless sooner discharged, upon condition that you take the oath indorsed hereon, within ten days from receipt hereof, sending a certificate thereof to General Headquarters; and I do hereby authorize and require you to discharge, all and singular, the duties and services appertaining to your said office, agreeably to law and general regulations, and to obey such orders and instructions as you shall, from time to time, receive from your superior officers.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and caused the seal of the State of Kentucky to be affixed, at Frankfort, the Twenty Fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty=three and in the seventy=fourth year of the Commonwealth.

BY THE GOVERNOR: Tho E Bramlette

E L VanWinkle, Secretary of State.

Commonwealth Office — WM. E. HUGHES, State Printer.

OATH.

I do solemnly swear, that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this State, and be faithful and true to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, so long as I continue a citizen thereof, and that I will faithfully execute, to the best of my abilities, the office of [...] according to law; and I do further solemnly swear, that since the adoption of the present Constitution, I being a citizen of this State, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons, within this State nor out of it, with a citizen of this State; nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, with a citizen of this State; nor have I acted as second in carrying a challenge, or aided or assisted any person thus offending — so help me God.

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Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Justice of the Peace for[...]County, Kentucky, this[...]day of[...], 186[...].

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Justice of the Peace.

1^s Regt Ky Militia
Marion Co

Commission of

Cap^t Jas S Wilson changed to John S Wilson by request of Col. Thomas change made & com^s delivered to Insp Genl 8" Feby 1864

see letter inclosed

A. G. O. 8^th Feby 1864