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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-017-0386 MG4-369 to MG4-370

New York City, New York County, New York New York City, New York County, New York 1862-03-10 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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State City & county of New York

I John Bissell having been appointed by the Governor of the State of Kentucky a Comissioner to take testimony acknowledgments &c to be used or recorded in that state, do hereby solemnly affirm that I will well & truly execute & perform all the duties of that office to the best of my ability So help me God.

John Bissell

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 10th day of March 1862

D, Hubards Noty Public

JOHN BISSELL NEW YORK COMMISSIONER

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New York 10th March 1862 Hon Jas W Tate Secretary of State &c Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a Commission to take testimony acknowledgments &c for your state & herewith forward you to be placed on file the evidence of my compliance with your statute on that subject --

Have the goodness to make to His Excellency the Governor my acknowledgments for the honor thus confered & assure him it is my earnest hope that no act of mine shall induce him to think it misplaced

Very respectfully your Obt srvt John Bissell

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New York

Oath of Jno. Bissell Comr of Deeds Filed Mar 13 1862