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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-017-0327 MG4-282

New York City, New York County, New York New York City, New York County, New York 1862-02-06 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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United States of America, State of New York, City and County of New York, } SS:

I, William Johnston Sinclair, of the City of New York, Counsellor at Law, having been duly appointed by His Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky a Commissioner of Deeds, within the State of New York, for the said Commonwealth of Kentucky, do solemnly swear that I will well and truly execute and perform all the duties of the said office --

Wm J. Sinclair --

WM J. SINCLAIR COMMISSIONER NEW YORK.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this sixth day of February, A.D. 1862,

Charles S Prince Notary Public

CHARLES S. PRINCE NOTARY PUBLIC, NEW YORK.

No 54 Wall Street, N.Y. February 6th 1862 -- Jas W. Tate, Esqr Asst Secretary of State; Dear Sir;

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of my new Commission for Kentucky, and to send, above, the oath of office --

Respectfully Yours' Wm J. Sinclair --

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New York

Comr of Deeds Oath Wm J. Sinclair Filed Feby 10th 1862