Meade County Court, Order
1861-12-06
- Date of Creation
- December 6, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Meade 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
- MG4-422
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0429
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207698
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Citation
Meade County Court, Order, 1861-12-06, 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-0001-017-0429 (November 14, 2026).
State of Kentucky
Meade County Court
"The resignation of John H Trent a Justice of the Peace of this County residing in District No 7. at the Mouth of Wolf Creek was on this day produced into Court and ordered to be entered of record. reading as follows Towit,
"Wolf Creek
Mr Wm Alexander Judge of the Meade County Court
Dear Sir,
I have resigned my Commission as Justice of the Peace of this District, and we know one here and think Mr B F Cook will make as good one as we can get. Yours with respect
J. H. Trent.
It is therefore considered by the Court that the Office of Justice of the Peace heretofore filled by said Trent in said District has become vacant by reason of said resignation and that the vacancy remains to be filled by his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky temporarily, until the next ensuing August Election as provided by law, which is certified for that purpose and B F Cook is recommended as a fit person to fill said vacancy."
A Copy Att.
Wm Fairleigh Clk
Meade County Court
B. F. Cooks
Recommendation as Justice of The Peace for Meade County,
District No. 7.
Issue Commission
B. M
Issd