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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-031-0315 R1-424 to R1-425

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1863-07-30 Correspondence 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 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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Cincinnati July 30th 1863 His Excellency The Governor of Kentuckey

Dr Sir as a commissioner of Deeds &c for the State of Kentuckey is needed here I take this liberty of applying to your Excellency for a commission to do that business under protection of Our City Auditor &c whose cerdential I herewith Enclose with my signature thereon as Matter of convenient reference for you to keep I also herewith enclose the fee of Five Dollars as required by law and if these preliminaries are Satisfactory I Shall await receipt of your Valued favor & the necessary commission

With High Consideration I remain Dr Sir Yours Very Truly Estes Davis No 35 West 3d St

This Letter is Directed to Care of Hon Jas W Tate Asst Secretary of State Frankfort Ky --

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Estes Davis Comr of Deeds Cincinnati Com. IssdAug. 4th 1863.