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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0838 BR10-291

Cook County, Illinois Cook County, Illinois 1864-05-23 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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State of Illinois Cook County SS:

Aaron F. Wells of said County being duly sworn saith that for some eight years past he has been clerk of the Metropolitan Hotel in the city of Chicago in said County, and that for about two years one Silas L. Greenman was employed as Porter at said Hotel, and that during all of said time said Greenman sustained a most excell^e^nt reputation for honesty, integrity & industry & in fact was one of the best men ever employed in a similar capacity in said Hotel.

And this Deponent further saith that during all of said time the wages of said Greenman were paid to his mother, who was wholly dependant upon him for her support.

Aaron F. Wells

Sworn before me this 23d Day of May A.D. 1864.

O. R. W. Lull Notary Pub