Order

Harrison County Court, Order

1861-08-21

Date of Creation
August 21, 1861
Place of Creation
Harrison County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Order
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
MG4-99
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0192
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32207461
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Lail, Charles
Raney, Isaac
Scott, John S.
Wherritt, Perry
Monroe, Thomas Bell, Jr.
Crosthwait, William P.
Places
Colemansville, Kentucky
Harrison County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Harrison County Court
Dates
1861-08-21
1861-08-30
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Harrison County Court, Order, 1861-08-21, 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-0001-017-0192 (November 12, 2026).

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State of Kentucky
Harrison County Court } Special Term August 21st 1861

The written Resignation of William Crosswhite Esq a Justice of the Peace in Precinct No 6 in this County, was this day produced in open Court, which was accepted by the Court and Ordered to be filed, and, [...], John S. Scott Esq recommended as a Suitable person to fill Said Vacancy,

A. Copy Attest

P. Wherritt Clk

To His Excellency
B. Magiffin Governor of Kentucky
Dear Sir

I. Sint the Certificate of the Election of Isaac Ramey Esq Justice of the peace in Precinct No 5. in this County to fill the unexpired Term of Charles Lail Esq Decd, to the Secretary of State, a few days after the August Election, he ^Ramey.^ informed me by letter from Colemansville (his Post office) that his Commission had not been received, which is the Cause of this note,

Truly yours &c
P. Wheritt Clk

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Harrison Co
J. P.
Dist No 5 & 6
ComdAug 30 1861