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Correspondence

William Alexander to James W. Tate

1860-11-30

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Date of Creation: November 30, 1860
Place of Creation: Brandenburg, Meade 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: MG3-365
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-017-0020
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FTP Identifier: 32207291

Mentioned in this document

People: Magoffin, Beriah; Keith, Enos; Boohen, Henry; Overton, James F.; Tate, James W.; Jones, Reuben R.; Alexander, William
Places: Brandenburg, Kentucky; Frankfort, Kentucky
Dates: 1860-11-30; 1860-11-27

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William Alexander to James W. Tate, 1860-11-30, 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-0001-017-0020 (November 12, 2026).

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Brandenburg Nov 30^th 1860
Jas W Tate Esqr
D^r Sir

Yours of the 27^th is before me I wrote the Govnr in a hurry just as our Sheriff was starting for Frankfort, and entirely forgot to state the names of the resigning Magistrates, & N^o of District. I will now do so, District N^o 5 Enos Keith & Jas F Overton, the magistrates resignd, I understand M^r Overton will accept at the request of his neighbors if reappointed his resignation has been accepted by the court. and so stands on the record. You will therefore please Send Commissions for him & Henry Boohen, to fill the vacancy in District N^o 5,

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