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Petition

A. C. Sugg et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-08-06

Document details

Date of Creation: August 6, 1861
Document Genre: Petition
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: MG4-103
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-017-0195
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FTP Identifier: 32207464

Mentioned in this document

People: Sugg, Ashley Carroll; Magoffin, Beriah; Clark, Elisha N.; Boyle, Green G.; Byrne, Robert L.; Anderson, William; Berry, William Franklin; Wheeler William H., Sr.
Places: Kentucky; Union County, Kentucky; Uniontown, Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky; Uniontown Board of Councilmen; Uniontown Police Court
Dates: 1861-08-05; 1861-07-18; 1861-08-06; 1861-08-30

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A. C. Sugg et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-06, 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-0001-017-0195 (November 12, 2026).

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky —

We the undersigned "Board of Councilmen" of Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky — do hereby certify that W. F. Berrywas duly Elected to act as "Police Judge" for Said town — on Monday the 5^th day of August 1861.= instead of Wm H. Wheeler who resigned on 18^th July '61= and would therefore pray your Honor to grant a Commission to Said Berry elect & forward as Soon as possible=given under our hands. this the 6^th day of August 1861.

A. C. Sugg chairman
Green G. Boyle
E S Clark
R. L. Byrne

Attest
William Anderson
Clerk of "B of C"

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Uniontown
Po. Judge
W. F. Berry
Com^dAug 30 1861