Order

Webster County Court, Order

1862-12-15

Date of Creation
December 15, 1862
Place of Creation
Webster County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Order
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863
Box / Folder
R1-152
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-031-0105
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211934

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Dates
1862-11-27
1862-12-15
1863-01-03
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Webster County Court, Order, 1862-12-15, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-031-0105 (November 13, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Webster County } SC

Whereas a vacancy exists in the office of presiding Judge of the County Court of Webster & whereas in the absence of of the County Court Clerk the law requires the Circuit Court Clerk to issue a writ of election Therefore I H H Smith Circuit Court Clerk of the County of Webster issue this my writ of election to the Sheriff of Webster County who is hereby commanded to open a poll in each of the voting precincts in said County on saturday the 27th Inst for the purpose of electing a presiding Judge of the County Court for the County aforesaid

Witness my hand this 15th day of December 1862
Copy attest H H Smith C W C C

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Webster Co

Pr. Judge & J. P.
Com IssdJany 3 1863

Copy writ of Election

William Herron to fill vacancy of Justice of Peace in 2d district Webster County
J F Robinson