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Cox, James M. (James Middleton) (1870-1957) [Appointment of H. P. Kochheiser as notary public of Cuyahoga County, Ohio]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03481.36 Author/Creator: Cox, James M. (James Middleton) (1870-1957) Place Written: Ohio Type: Document signed Date: 19 October 1920 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 43.3 x 34.3 cm. Order a Copy

Partially printed. Signed by Cox as Governor and Harvey Claude Smith as Secretary of the State of Ohio. Signed on verso by Kochheiser and Deputy Clerk P. M. [Givens?] 21 October 1920. Contains two record office stamps, one signed by Edward B. [Haswell?], indicating that the commission expires October 18, 1923. Features paper seal of the state of Ohio.

Cox, James Middleton, 1870-1957
Smith, Harvey Claude, 1873-1968
Kochheiser, Henry P., fl. 1902-1928
Givens, P. M., fl. 1920
Haswell, Edward B., fl. 1920-1929

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