W. B. Read et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1860-10-04
- Date of Creation
- October 4, 1860
- Place of Creation
- Hodgenville, LaRue County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG3-348
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0007
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207278
Citation
W. B. Read et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-10-04, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-017-0007 (November 12, 2026).
Hodgnville Ky.
His Excellency
Gov. Magoffin
Dear sir
Their is a vacancy now in this the 1stthe[...]Justices district of Magistrate ^for Larue Conty^ occasioned by the resignation of Lewis Read Esqr, and the citizens of this town and district ^desire^ that one be appointed who lives in the town of Hodgnville and in looking round for the purpose of ascertaining who would best suit the people and give general Satisfaction, we have come to the conclusion that our townsman George W Brownfield is the man, and we therefore solicit his appoitmt Mr. Brownfield is and always has been a good and constant Democrat and is well calculatd to fill the office, his appoitmt will confer a lasting favor on your friends
W B Read
W, H, Hamilton
A M Jones
H S Johnson
J, F. Cessna P. J L C
William Robertson
Larue Co.
J P.
G. W. Brownfield
vice
Lewis Read
comd
make the appointment
BM.