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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-023-0131 MG1-370

Metcalfe County, Kentucky Metcalfe County, Kentucky 1862-05-30 Correspondence 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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Metcalfe Co Ky May the 30th 1862 Mr Nat. Gaither Jr

will you be kind enough to examine the regesters office and see if there was pattent isued in the name of Francis Yates bearing date about the year 1842 for 147 acres ^of land^ in the county of Barren on the Eastfork of Little Barren river beginning ^on^ Waddy Tompson line of a 500 acre survey thence runing to the mouth of Hutchesson,s branch &c and so on, if you find the description to suit please write to me and if not write also and in so doing you will oblidge a friend

yours truly Dory Nell

N. B. it may be that Yates had a letter in his name

direct yours to East Fork P O Metcalfe, co. Ky

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