Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, January 22, 1861
1861-01-22
- Date of Creation
- January 22, 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
- 163-164
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-025-0056
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211067
- People
- Vallandingham, Austin Woolfolk
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Begley, Bernard
- Marcum, Caloway
- Remy, Daniel
- Owen, David
- Alsop, Day S.
- Green, Grant
- Starks, J. P.
- Sandusky, Jacob E.
- Stokeley, Jacob
- Crawford, James W.
- Meeks, Jesse P.
- Bell, John B.
- Williams, John D.
- Lightfoot, John J.
- Elliston, Joseph T.
- Forman, Joseph T.
- Rousseau, Lovell Harrison
- Thompson, O. H.
- Meek, Richard
- Watts, Robert A.
- Barron, Robert S.
- Pierce, Rufus
- Morrow, Sidney T.
- Johnson, Silas
- Crain, Simeon H.
- Engleman, Simon G.
- Daviess, Theodore H.
- Gale, Washington A.
- Cox, Western W.
- Clark, William F.
- Winstead, William H.
- Places
- Grant County, Kentucky
- Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Shelby County, Kentucky
- Somerset, Kentucky
- Webster County, Kentucky
- Organizations
- Bath Circuit Court
- Calloway Circuit Court
- Daviess Circuit Court
- Edmonson Circuit Court
- Green Circuit Court
- Jefferson Circuit Court
- Johnson Circuit Court
- Kenton Circuit Court
- Lawrence Circuit Court
- Lincoln Circuit Court
- Marshall Circuit Court
- Mason County Court
- Mercer Circuit Court
- Morgan Circuit Court
- Pulaski County Court
- Scott Circuit Court
Citation
Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, January 22, 1861, 1861-01-22, 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-0001-025-0056 (November 12, 2026).
He appointed the following Notaries Public for the counties named, to wit: L. H. Roussean, Robt A Watts and John B. Bell of Jefferson County.
He approved an account of $9.55 to W. A Gale for work done at State House certified by the Librarian as correct
Also approved Warrant in favor of Grant Green Auditor of $833.35/100 for salary
He accepted and caused to be filed the resignation of I. T. Elliston a Justice of the Peace for Grant County in district No 4.
He commissioned R. S. Barrow Police Judge of the town of Somerset, duly elected
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The Governor appointed the following Justices of the Peace, to wit:
| Shelby County | Dist No 4 | I E Sodowsky vice S. W. Crawford |
| Webster " | " " | W. H. Winstead " S. T. Morrow |
He respited for twelve months the following Judgments
| Marshall E & C. Ct. vs Wm Clark. | $20. — | Selling liquor |
| Johnson Cir " " Danl Ramey | $20. | " " |
| Green " " " I. D. Williams | $60. | Tipling |
| Bath " " " Lightfoot & Crane | $60. | " |
| Edmunsen E & C " " Silas Johnson | $60 | " |
He remitted the following Judgments, to wit:
| Scott Cir. Ct vs D. Allsop | $20 | Gaming |
| Lincoln " " " S. Engleman | $50. | Concealed Weapons |
| Morgan " " " W. W. Cox | $20. — | Misdemeanor |
| Lawrence " " " Jesse Meek & others | $20 each — | gaming |
| Daviess " " " David Owen | $75. | Assault. |
| Johnson " " " Richd Meek | $50. | Concealed Weapons |
| Mercer " " " Theo. H. Daviess — | two Judgts $25. & $30. | |
| Lawrence " " " C. Marcum | $50. | Misdemeanor |
| Kenton " " " O. H. Thompson | $50 | Illegal Voting |
| Scott " " " J. Stokeley | $30. | Assault |
| Calloway E & C. " " J. P. Starks | $28 50/100 | breach of the peace |
| Pulaski J. P. " " R. Pierce | $15. | " " |
| Mason " " " Jos T. Forman | $20 | " " |
He remitted to Bernard Begley and L. H. Rousseau — a forfeiture of recognizance for $600. in the Jefferson Circuit Court.
