Legal/Financial

Logan County Court, Order

1862-02-24

Date of Creation
February 24, 1862
Place of Creation
Logan County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
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
MG4-333
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0362
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1862-02-24
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Logan County Court, Order, 1862-02-24, 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-0001-017-0362 (November 14, 2026).

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Monday February 24th 1862

State of Kentucky Logan County Sct It being represented to us the undersigned Justices of the peace for Logan County Ky That John. W. Malone has removed from the State and his office as Presiding Judge of the county is Vacant In pursuance with the law in such cases made and provided The clerk of the Logan County in pursuance as aforesaid notified us of the same And we the undersigned Convened at the courthouse in Russellville Kentucky on this day It being the named by said clerk for us to Convene And we proceeded to fill said Vacancy Whereupon Aaron D. Kennedy was unanimously elected to fill said Vacancy. Given under our hands this 24t day of February 1862.

Dillard Duncan J. P
Benoni Swearingen J. P
B. G. Williams J. P
J. R. Smith J. P
W. W. Smith J P
A. B. Smith J P
John. W. Hogan J P
C. T Williams J P
C. F James. J. P
C. H. Blakey J P
J. A. McReynolds J P.

It is ordered by the court that Thomas B Harrison or& James E. Wright or either one of them be & they are hereby appointed a Committee to deliver a Copy of the foregoing To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of the State of Kentucky at Franfort Kentucky without delay.

A copy attest James E. Wright clerk of the Logan County Court State of Kentucky

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Logan Co

Election of A. D. Kennedy
Pr. Judge
ComdMar. 1. 1862

Resignation of A. D. Kennedy