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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-0001-007-0655 BR3-67

Austin, Lander County, Nevada Austin, Lander County, Nevada 1865-12-02 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Austin, Lander County Nevada Dec 2nd 1865 To His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky Dear Sir

The undersigned a Notary Public for Lander County State of Nevada, and commissioner for many states of the Union would respectfully solicit a commission for the state of Kentucky

The emigration to this Land of silver brings -- together men from all parts of the Union, and they are at a loss to make conveyances & C. before proper officers to return to the old states

A want of the Statutes of each state in this newly settled country, renders it impossible to say who is -- qualified to take acknowledgments.

I Can now only add that in seeking this appointment that in politics, I am and always have been a strict Union man

Respectfully your Obt Servant Alfred E Shannon

I can refer you to Hon D R Ashley, Member of Congress for Nevada

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Comr of Deeds Nevada Alfred E, Shannon comd 26th Dec 1865