Correspondence

John Y. Wallace to Beriah Magoffin

1862-03-21

Date of Creation
March 21, 1862
Place of Creation
Edmonton, Metcalfe 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
MG4-396
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0393
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FTP Identifier
32207662

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Dates
1862-03-21
1862-03-31
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John Y. Wallace to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-03-21, 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-0001-017-0393 (November 15, 2026).

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Edmonton Ky
March 21st. 1862
To his Excellency.
B Magoffin.
Sir.

I would respectfully represent to your Excellency that Jno. W Bowling a commissioned justice of the peace of Metcalfe County, has left the county of his residence and has gone to the confederate States, without any probability of his ever returning; I therefore recommend that you appoint and commission "John Sutton" as a justice of the peace in place of said Bowling in district No. 2, Metcalfe County Ky,

Yours Respectfully
Jno. Y Wallace
Presiding Judge Metcalfe Co.

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Metcalfe Co

J. P.
Dist. No 2.
Jno Sutton
Com Issd
Mar 31. 1862

Issue Commission
B. M