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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-0001-017-0405 MG4-392

New York, New York County, New York New York, New York County, New York 1862-03-27 Correspondence 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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Eighth District Court, SOUTH WEST CORNER OF 22d. ST. & 7th. AVE. New York, March 27 1862 His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky.

I enclose herewith my application for an appointment as Commissioner of Deeds for your State resident in New York City. There are no Commissioners for your State within quite a distance of my office -- I am Commissioner for Maryland & a few other states and should like very much to be Commissioner for yours.. Hoping a favorable answer I remain

Very Respectfully David Mc Adam Counsellor at Law