Correspondence

W. W. Pope to Beriah Magoffin

1862-03-01

Date of Creation
March 1, 1862
Place of Creation
Barbourville, Knox 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
MG4-367 to MG4-368
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0385
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FTP Identifier
32207654

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Dates
1862-03-01
1862-03-13
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W. W. Pope to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-03-01, 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-0001-017-0385 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency B MaGoffin
Gov of Ky Frankfort Ky
Dr Sir

Vacancys have accured in District No 8 in this Knox County Ky in the offices of Justices of the Peace in said District I therefore represent & recommend to you James Worm and John Bright as worthy honest and competent to fill said vacancys

There is a vacancy in District No in the office of Justice of the Peace I therefore represent and recommend to you O P Herndon as worthy honest and competent to fill said vacancy I hope you will issue

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and forward to the above named gentlemen Commissions for the positions to which I recommend them respectively

Very Truly
W W Pope
Presiding Judge
of Knox County
March 1 1862
Barbourville Ky

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Knox Co

J. P.
apptMar 13. 1862

Gov Beriah MaGoffin
Frankfort
Kentucky

Issue Commissions
B. M