Correspondence

William Mansfield to Beriah Magoffin

1862-05-20

Date of Creation
May 20, 1862
Place of Creation
Scottsville, 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
MG4-455 to MG4-456
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0457
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FTP Identifier
32207726

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1862-05-10
1862-01-13
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William Mansfield to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-05-20, 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-0001-017-0457 (November 13, 2026).

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Scottsville Ky. May 20th 1862
To his excellency B. Magoffin Governor of the state of Kentucky.

Annexed you will find the resignation of R. W. Edmunds Justice of the peace in Civil District No. 1. in Allen County — and I recommend that you appoint S. L. Morgan in his place.

yours most respectfully
Wm Mansfield Co. Judge

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Scottsville Allen County Kentucky
May 10th 1862
To his Excellency B Magoffin.
Gov of Kentucky

Having heretofore resigned the office of Justice of the peace in the first civil district in Allen County Kentucky Which from some cause is informal in some manner You will therefore please accept this as my resignation of said office of Justice of the peace in & for the first civil district in Allen County State of Kentucky Said resignation to date if proper from the 13th of January last the date of my former resignation and if the vacancy cannot date from that time then from this date.

Respectfully yours &c
R. W. Edmunds

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Allen Co


J. P. Dist No
1 appointed
Mar 19. 1862