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William Mason, Affadvit

1861-06-01

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Date of Creation: June 1, 1861
Place of Creation: Hancock County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Legal/Financial
Repository: Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection: 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866)
Box / Folder: Box 80, Folder 861 HANCOCK COUNTY 50th REGT, KY Enrolled Militia Cpt Isaac Lyon's Company Cpt Phillip T. Daniel's Co. Cpt James R. Jennings' Co.
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0002-022-0048
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FTP Identifier: 32212314

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People: Chambers, Albert G.; Boyd, Alexander; Lindsay, Alexander C.; Hawley, Alexander Davis; Crockett, Antony; Morgan, Benjamin E.; Duncan, Charles B.; Hawley, Charles Comstock; Adams, David; Alsop, David; Thomas, Doctor S.; Faulconer, Eugene A.; Lander, Franklin M.; DeJarnette, George; Hawley, George; Younger, George Madison; Smith, George; Bruner, George W.; McAdams, George Washington; Williams, George Washington; Mason, Hopkins; Mason, James A.; Miller, James; Pate, James Monroe; Hughes, James N.; Jennings, James R.; Barr, John A.; Davies, John Danial; Bozarth, John G.; Harley, John; Williams, John J.; Estus, John M.; Brown, John McCarty; Cundiff, John S.; Snowden, John; Coon, Josiah; Hogg, Michael; Bruner, Peter B., Jr.; Kinder, Peter; Purcell, Peter; Longest, Price; Barker, Reuben N.; Beauchamp, Robert Costin; Cox, Robert H.; Bush, Robert Young; Purcell, Roderick; McAdams, Samuel; Powers, Stephen; Burk, Thomas; Morgan, Thomas D.; Newman, Thomas Manley; Pattie, Thornton C.; Holmes, Timothy; Davidson, W. C.; Carlton, Washington; Longest, Watson; Rial, WillIam; Adams, William; Maxey, William B.; Greathouse, William; Gibbs, Wormley Sorrell; Shelley, Zachary H.
Organizations: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Hancock County Court; Hancock County Home Guard; Kentucky Home Guard
Dates: 1861-06-01; 1861-06

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William Mason, Affadvit, 1861-06-01, 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866), Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-022-0048 (November 12, 2026).

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I hereby certify that a Company of Men styling themselves the Hancock County Home Guards. personally appeared before me, and each one whose name is herein enclosed did take the oath prescribed by the late act of the Legislature for the organization of Home guards. and after which they proceeded to the election of officers when James R Jennings was elected Captain. Chas, C. Hawley 1^st Leiut W. C. Davidson 2^nd Leiut &and Chas B Duncan 3^rd Leut