William J. Thurman to Beriah Magoffin
1861-08-10
- Date of Creation
- August 10, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Washington, Mason 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
- MG3-476
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0106
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207375
Citation
William J. Thurman to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-10, 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-0001-017-0106 (November 12, 2026).
Washington Mason County Ky
To his exelency Beria McGoffin. Governor of
of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dear Sir —
I hereby tender my resignation as Justice of the peace for Mason County in the tenth Justices District for said County. and would recommend to your Exelency. the appointment of Robertson R. Maltby. to fill the vacancy until the next Election. Mr Maltby is well qualified to fill the office. and would probably be more acceptable to the People than any other man that could be induced at this time to accept the office
Very Respectfully Yours
Wm J Thurman J. P. M. C
Mason Co
J. P.
Dist No 10.
R.R. Maltby
vic
Wm J Thurman
Com Issd
Thurman resignation — Mason Co