Order

Mercer County Court, Order

1865-03-06

Date of Creation
March 6, 1865
Place of Creation
Mercer County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Order
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867
Box / Folder
BR2-325
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-007-0405
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Mercer County Court, Order, 1865-03-06, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-007-0405 (November 15, 2026).

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State of Kentucky
County of Mercer SS

At a county court held for Mercer county at the court House in Harrodsburg on Monday March 6th 1865 Present Hon. Thomas Edwards Judge the following proceedings were had to wit:

"It having come to the knowledge of this court that John C. Gabbart sheriff of Mercer county has departed this life it is ordered by the court that Thomas J. Vanarsdale be and he is hereby appointed Sheriff of Mercer county to fill the vacancy created by the death of said John C. Gabbart until the next august election according to law:

{[MER]CER COUNTY COURT
[KENTUC]KY}

In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and the seal of our said court at Harrodsburg this 7th day of March A. D. 1865

C. S. Abell clerk
Mercer county court Ky.

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Mercer County vs Thos J. Vanarsdale
apptd
Sheriff
7th Mch 1865