Legal/Financial

George C. Bronaugh, Affidavit

1861-02-02

Date of Creation
February 2, 1861
Place of Creation
Hopkins 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, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
Box / Folder
MG17A-111
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0043
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208454
People
Ruby, B. Sanford
Bronaugh, George C.
Bailey, George W.
Ligon, George W.
Compton, James M.
Fuquay, Joseph
Woodson, Samuel C.
Morton, Samuel
Places
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Organizations
Hopkins Circuit Court
Dates
1861-02-02
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Citation

George C. Bronaugh, Affidavit, 1861-02-02, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 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-0001-020-0043 (December 14, 2025).

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State of Kentucky
Hopkins County } Sct

I George C. Bronaugh clerk of the Hopkins Circuit Court do certify that Joseph Fuquay in whose hands ^was^ one of the enclose Petitions for the purpose of procurring signers personally appeared before me & made oath that each & every name thereto annexed was signed by the persons respectively or by their authority voluntarily given.

I further certify that I am well acquainted with the other gentleman who circulated the remaining Petitions enclosed, to wit: G. W. Bailey, B. S. Reily Geo. LigonJ. M. Compton, Sam C, Woodson & S. H. Morton, & I know them to be men of the first standing in the community, who would have affixed no man's signature without his consent, & I have no doubt they are all genuine: Given under my hand this 2d day of February 1861

George C. Bronaugh

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Cir. Clk's Certificate