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lot of 13, all Ms or partially printed documents, including a militia commission signed by Governor John Adair dated 1822, appointing James Riley Lt. with 105 Militia, 7.75" x 9.75"; PLUS a militia commission signed by Governor Thomas Metcalfe, dated 1832, appointing James Riley Lt. with 67th regiment, 22nd Brigade, 7.75" x 9.75"; PLUS an undated printed document entitled Abstract of the Road-Law of Kentucky, For Kenton County. single side handbill, 9.5" x 11.5"; PLUS printed document entitled Minutes of the 29th Annual Meeting of the North-Bend Association of Baptists 1831, 4 page 4to in self wraps, printed by Statesmen's Office Lawrenceburg, Indiana; PLUS an Ms estate appraisal of a farm in Boone Co., Ky, dated 1859 listing all tools, livestock, feed and other chattel, but no slaves, buildings or land, a 7.75" x 12.25" folded 4-page letter sheet; PLUS an Ms Deed with survey map with Ms description on 4-page folded lined paper for James Riley's land, dated 1856; PLUS an Ms letter from the Iowa territory, dated in 1840 to James from Wm. Stephend extolling the virtues of Iowa farm land; PLUS a letter to Riley from a teacher in Wisconsin excepting the post of school teach in Kentucky, dated 1846; PLUS an appraisal dated 1836 listing household good such as Desk-$20; Rifle-$10; weavers loom-$5 and other items; PLUS a cut paper stencil, ca 6" long; PLUS an Ms document entitled A List of Roads in James Riley's Road Precinct..., dated 1840; AND an Ms Copy Book of James Riley, beginning in 1835, large 4to in marbled boards with calf spine. Condition: Most with toning and scattered foxing, else VG.