Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, January 10, 1861
1861-01-10
- Date of Creation
- January 10, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Journal
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Executive Journal, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- 157
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-025-0046
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211057
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Citation
Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, January 10, 1861, 1861-01-10, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Executive Journal, 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-0001-025-0046 (November 13, 2026).
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The Governor commissioned James Culton, Presiding Judge of Harlan County Court in place of John Lewis deceased.
He respited for twelve months a Judgment of the Bourbon Circuit Court of $220. against D. C. Farrow for permitting gaming in his house.
He commissioned Marcus L Hodge Police Judge of the town of Louisa.
He appointed (until the end of the next session of the General Assembly) the following persons Notaries Public in the counties named. to wit:
| Josiah Harris Jr. | for McCracken county |
| Geo. F. Beatty | " Henderson " |
| Wm H. Nall | " Ohio " |
The Governor respited for twelve months the following judgments to wit:
| Owsley County Ct vs. John Boline | $50. | Concealed weapons |
| Fleming J. P. " " Mary Tincher | $30. | breach of the peace |
| Harrodsburg Po Ct " Silas Bishop | $60. | Selling liquor to minors |
He commissioned R. T. Glass of Hendersen Captain in the Ordinance Department, with the Rank of Captain
He remitted the following Judgments, to wit:
| Harrodsburg Po Ct. vs. Jos R. Wheatley | $10. | breach of the peace |
| Knox Cir. " " Jno Bonfine | $50. | Selling liquor to a slave |
| McCracken " " " Wm Mullins | $62.35 — | disturbing Pub worship |
| " " " " Do | $37.71 — | breach of the peace |
| Pendleton " " " Polly A. Southgate | $40. | Permitting slave to hire his time |
| Whitley " " " Thos Hughes | $60 | Tipling |
| Fayette J. P. " " Geo. W Donley | $15. | breach of the peace |
He approved the following accounts to the City of Frankfort for Water furnished the following offices, to wit:
| Aud. & Tr. Office | $12.50 |
| Secy & Reg. " | 10.00 |
| Governors House | 15.00 |
| State Arsenal | 5.00 |
| " Library | 5.00 |