Correspondence

George W. Doane to Beriah Magoffin

1861-08-28

Date of Creation
August 28, 1861
Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson 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
MG4-101 to MG4-102
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0194
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32207463
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Logan, Caleb Wallace
Shroeder, Conrad
Doane, George W.
Johnston, George W.
Kinkead, Joseph Bryson
Pyles, Madison "Matt"
Wolfe, Nathaniel
Places
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates
1861-08-28
1861-08-29
1861-08-30
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Citation

George W. Doane to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-28, 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-0001-017-0194 (November 12, 2026).

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Louisville August 28th 1861
To his Excellency B Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky
Dear Sir

I do hereby respectfully resign the office of magistrate in the first magisterial District in the City of Louisville and would recommend the appointment of Conrad Shroeder an old and respectable Citizen and well qualified for the office

Yours Truly
Geo W Doane

Louisville Augt 29th 1861.

I am well acquainted with captain Shroeder & cheerfully Join in recommending him for the place of Justice of the peace in place ^room^ of Geo W. Doane resigned. Captn Shroeder is well quallified to discharge the duties of the office this appointment would give Satisfaction to the people of the District

respectfully
Geo. W. Johnston.

To His Excellency
B. Magoffin

We concur in the above

M. Pyles

Caleb W Logan
Nat Wolfe

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I am not a resident of the District in which the vacancy has occured.

I am well acquainted with Capt Shroeder and believe him qualified for the position asked for by his friends.

J. B. Kinkead

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Jefferson Co
J. P.
1st Dist
City of Louisv
Louisville

IssdAug 30. 1861

Issue Commission
B. M