Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, March 21, 1861
1861-03-21
- Date of Creation
- March 21, 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
- 185
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-025-0100
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211111
- People
- Dunn, Andrew
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Waters, Bluford
- McMillen, George
- Swartz, Henry
- Masters, Irvine
- Swartz, Morris
- Morris, Robt
- Claytor, William
- Stone, William S.
- Organizations
- General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Jessamine Circuit Court
- Kentucky State Penitentiary
- Louisville City Court
- Simpson Circuit Court
- State of Georgia
- State of Louisiana
- State of Ohio
- Dates
- 1861-03-21
Citation
Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, March 21, 1861, 1861-03-21, 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-0001-025-0100 (November 12, 2026).
The Governor transmitted to the General Assembly through the Secretary of State a Joint Resolution of Congress to amend the Constitution of the United States:
Also the Credentials of Wm C. Daniel Commissioner from the State of Georgia together with the resolutions appointing him.
He approved and Signed enrolled Bills Chapters 178. 179. 180 & 181.
He issued a requisition on Ohio for the apprehension of Henry and Morris Swartz alias Henry and Morris Hall charged by affidavit with felony committed in Daviess county: and appointed Wm S. Stone agent to make said demand.
Also a requisition on Louisiana for Robt Morris (a free man of color) charged by indictment with felony committed in the county of Jefferson; and appointed Wm Clator agent to make the demand.
He pardoned Andrew Dunn Convicted of Grand Larceny by the Simpson Equity Court and sentenced to — confinement one year in the Penitentiary.
He respited for six months a judgment of the Louisville City Court of $100. against Geo. McMillen for a misdemeanor
He remitted to Irvine Martin a judgment of the Jessamine Circuit Court of $50. as security of Bluford Waters.