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Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, January 17, 1861

1861-01-17

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Date of Creation: January 17, 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: 161-162
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-025-0052
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FTP Identifier: 32211063

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Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, January 17, 1861, 1861-01-17, 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-0001-025-0052 (November 13, 2026).

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The Governor approved an account of $7.⁵⁰ to Tho. H. Higdon for Sending Governor's respite from Owensboro to Calhoon for B. F Norman under sentence of death certified as Correct by the Asst. Secy.

He commissioned the following officers duly elected

John D. Pope	Captain	Ormsby Guards	Louisville
Philip Victor	1^st Lieut	" "	"
R. B. Pennington	2^d "	" "	"
Cha^s Kleisandorf	3^d "	" "	"
U. T. Buckner	Captain	Monroe Guards
W^m R Wilcher	1^st Lieut	" "
W F. Evans	2^d "	" "
Ja^s Jackson	3^d "	" "

He commissioned the following

Cha^s H Harney	of Lexington	Paymaster with the rank of Captain
Rich^d C. Morgan	"	Adjutant " " "
Jo^s Carter	Versailles	Surgeon " " "
Geo T. Cotton	"	Quarter Master " " "

He respited for twelve months the following Judgments.

Gallatin Cir. Ct vs. Tho & A Levill	$50.	concealed weapons
Lexington Ct. " " Fred K Keck	$100.	Assault
" " " " " "	$50	"

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1861 Executive Journal

Jany 17
The Governor remitted to Ann Leghorne a Judgment of $20 by the Louisville City Court for keeping a disorderly house.

The Governor received information through a joint committee of the Senate & House of Representatives that they had organized and was ready to receive any Communication he might think proper to make: Whereupon the Governor through the Secretary of the State communicated to both Houses his message and caused a copy thereof to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.