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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-007-0540 BR2-509 to BR2-511

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Brooklyn, Kings County, New York 1865-09-27 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "6": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "6": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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DAVID BARNETT, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, No. 377 FULTON STREET, (OPPOSITE THE NEW COURT HOUSE,) BROOKLYN, N. Y. NOTARY PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS FOR NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, District of Columbia. OFFICE HOURS, 8 A. M. TO 5 P. M. RESIDENCE, 100 RYERSON STREET.

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Law Office of DAVID BARNETT, 397 Fulton St. Brooklyn, N. Y. Sept 27th 1865. Sir:

I take the liberty of addressing you to ascertain if I can be appointed a Commission to take the proof or acknowl=edgment of Deeds &c for your State to reside in this City.

I am a Commissioner by appoint=ment for several States, and by virtue of my office as Notary Public for this State I am by the laws of a number of other States with the exception of yours, authorized to take the acknowledgment of Deeds &c for those States.

I am a member of the bar of this City and can furnish any evidence of my standing &c, I am familiar with the

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duties of the office. I should like to be appointed a Commissioner very much, and shall be indebted to you for an answer.

Respy Your obt Servt. David Barnett

Hon Thos. E. Bramlette Governor of the State of Kentucky Frankfort Ky.

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Comr Deeds New York Brooklyn Comd David Barnett 2d Oct/65