William Mansfield to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Allen 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
- MG4-440
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0444
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207713
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Citation
William Mansfield to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-017-0444 (November 13, 2026).
State of Kentucky Allen County sct.
To his honor the Governor of the State of Kentucky
I hereby tender to you my office as Justice of the Peace in District No 4 in Allen County Ky
Given under my hand this
Thos, Harston
State of Kentucky Allen County sct
To his honor the Governor of the state of Kentucky
I hereby tender to you my office as Justice of the Peace in District No 6 in said Allen County
Given under my hand this
James W Foster
Scottsville Allen County Ky.
To his honor the Governor of the state of Kentucky,
above you will find the resignations of Thomas Harston, and James W. Foster Justice's of the Peace of this county, and also the copy of the resignation of R. W. Edmunds J. P. to the Allen County Court, which last one should have ^been^ tendered to you, but was not, and said Edmunds considers himself out of offise, and refuses to act any longer. and my office as Justice of the Peace is also vacant having accepted the office of County Judge, I would therefore recommend that you appoint. E. D. Garrison to fill my place in District No 1, and S. L. Morgan to fill the place of R. W. Edmunds, in same District, and Aaron E. Hooten in place of James W. Foster, and H. C. Pulliam in place of Thomas Harston, these offices are greatly needed, hope you will give your early ^attention^ to this matter,
yours most respectfully
William Mansfield, P. J.
Allen County Court
Allen Co
J. P. Dist No. 4. & 6
Com Issd
[Ten.]