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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-031-0155 R1-211 to R1-212

Washington, District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia 1863-02-19 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. 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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To the Governors of the several loyal States

The undersigned would hereby respectfully recommend to Your Excellencies Washington Irving Gilbert Esq a practicing Attorney of this City as properly qualified and every way worthy to be appointed a Commissioner to take Acknowledgements, Depositions &c in the District of Columbia for the several loyal States of the Union in accordance with their respective Laws and Usages, believing that such appointment would conduce to the convenience and interests of many loyal citizens of said States

Washington D. C. February 19th 1863

U.S. Senators John Sherman J. H. Lane B. F Harding W. A Richardson S. C. Pomroy L. W. Powell H. S. Lane S. A. McDougall J. B. Henderson R. Wilson J. W. Nesmith Jno: S. Carlile A. Kennedy M. S. Latham D Turpie.

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We concur in asking the appointment of Mr G. MembersoftheHouseofRepresentatives Warren P. Noble Wm: A. Hall R. H. Nugen Thos L Price R. E. Fenton Augustus Frank A. G. Porter Jas E. English M. F. Odell J. C. Robinson E. H. MNorton Geo: K. Shiel J. B. Blair C. B. Sedgwick H. May A. D Knapp W. Allen Edward Haight

Washington Irving Gilbert being duly sworn upon oath states that the above is a true copy of the original recommendation now in his possession and of the genuine signatures of the fifteen United States Senators and eighteen Members of Congress thereunto annexed

Sworn and subscribed before me (and original exhibited) this 18th day of March A. D. 1863 W. I. Gilbert

DANIEL ROWLAND, WASHINGTON CO. D. C. NOTARY PUBLIC.

Daniel Rowland Notary Public

I most cheerfully concur in the foregoing recommendation of our fellow-citizen W. I.

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Gilbert Esq and would add that his appointment as Commissioner of Deeds for this District by Your Excellency would commode many citizens from your State and would be gratifying to his many personal freinds.

Richard Wallach Mayor of Washington D. C.

To His Excellency James F. Robinson Governor of the State of Kentucky

I hereby certify the above to be ^a copy of^the genuine signature of His Honor Richard Wallach the present Mayor of this City as affixed to the original of this recommendation

Daniel Rowland Notary Public Washington D. C. March 18th 1863

DANIEL ROWLAND, WASHINGTON CO. D. C. NOTARY PUBLIC.