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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-0001-017-0541 MG4-540

San Francisco, San Francisco County, California San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 1862-04-02 Legal/Financial 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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State of California -- City & County of San Francisco } ss

I James R. Garniss having been appointed by the Governor of the state of Kentucky a Commissioner within and for the state of California to administer oaths and take depositions and affidavits to be used in said state of Kentucky and the acknowledgment of Deeds and other instruments to be used or recorded therein Do solemnly swear that I will well and faithfully execute and perform all the duties of such Commissioner, as prescribed by the Laws of said state, So help me God.

James R Garniss

State of California -- City & County of San Francisco } ss

On this 2d day of April One thousand eight hundred and sixty two personally appeared the aforesaid James R. Garniss and took and subscribed the foregoing oath -- Before me --

Washington Bartlett, Clerk of the County Court.

COUNTY COURT OF SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY CALIFORNIA

THE STATE OF Kentucky

James R. Garniss

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California $5 --

Comr. of Deeds Oath Jas. R. Garniss Filed Nov 21. 1862