Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, February 20, 1861
1861-02-20
- Date of Creation
- February 20, 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
- 177
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-025-0081
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211092
- People
- Eubank, Achilles
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Buiford, Gideon J.
- McKinney, Henry Upshaw
- Nicholls, James M.
- Staley, John A.
- Scifres, John C.
- Luster, John
- Beall, Leonard
- Wright, Thomas D.
- Hobson, Thomas
- [Unknown], [Unknown]
- Places
- Clark County, Kentucky
- Fulton County, Kentucky
- Georgia
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Nelson County, Kentucky
- Savannah, Georgia
- Dates
- 1861-02-20
Citation
Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, February 20, 1861, 1861-02-20, 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-0001-025-0081 (November 12, 2026).
The Governor approved an account of $25. to Thomas Hobsen Jailer of Nashville his fees for keeping one Jno. Luster a Fugitive from Justice which was omitted by the Agent making the demand for the fugitive.
He appointed H. W. McKinley and Thos D. Wright Aids with the rank of Colonel
He accepted and caused to be filed the resignation of G. J. Binford a Justice of the Peace for Fulton county in District No 1.
He appointed the following Justices in the counties named, to wit:
| Nelson County | Dist. No 1. | Jno C. Scifres vice J. M. Nickolls |
| Clarke " | " " 2 | L. Beall " A. Eubank |
He appointed Jno. A. Staley Comr of Deeds for Georgia (Savannah)
He approved and signed enrolled bill Chapter 176.