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November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-017-0173 MG4-75

Morgan County, Kentucky Nathan Asbury Brown (Morgan County, Kentucky, postmaster, farmer, 2nd lieut & maj 45th KY Inf USA) N00012775 1829? 1882? Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, postmaster, farmer, and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Hill Brown in Morgan County, Kentucky, on October 22, 1850. Father of Sarah J. Brown, Leander C. Brown, Edy Brown, and Miranda Brown. Postmaster for Head of Paint in Morgan County, Kentucky, from January 14, 1848, to September 24, 1851. Laborer in Morgan County in 1850. Farmer in Morgan County in 1860. Served in the 45th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a second lieutenant and major from May 30, 1863. Dishonorably discharged from service for conduct unbecoming an officer on January 23, 1864.

Relationships Legal: William H. Burns (Morgan County, KY, judge ) Legal: Cyrus Alley (Morgan County, Kentucky, deputy county court clerk) Legal: William H. Taulbee (Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer, county? court clerk, pvt, sgt maj, 2nd lieut 5th Ky Inf CSA) Legal: Morgan County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, p. 123A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District 1, p. 498. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, Paintsville, p. 184B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Morgan County Marriages, Film 000839918, p. 107. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Volume 14, 1842-1858, p. 690-691 (accessed via Ancestry.com). Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 435. "Maj. Nathan Asbury Brown (1828-1882)," Find A Grave, Memorial 39222458, accessed June 7, 2020, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39222458. William H. Burns (Morgan County, KY, judge ) N00012336 1816-07-12 1884 Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, judge. Virginia native. Married to Mary M. Burns. Father of Harrison Burns, Wallace Burns, Oliver Burns, and Ann Burns. Attorney in Morgan County in 1850. Owned nine enslaved persons in Morgan County in 1850. Judge in the 11th Judicial District of Kentucky in 1860. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Morgan County in 1860. Judge in Kentucky in 1861.

Relationships Legal: Cyrus Alley (Morgan County, Kentucky, deputy county court clerk) Legal: William H. Taulbee (Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer, county? court clerk, pvt, sgt maj, 2nd lieut 5th Ky Inf CSA) Legal: Morgan County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, p. 174A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, p. 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District 1, p. 554. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District 1, p. 90A. Find A Grave, "William Harvey Burns (1816-1884)," Memorial 70070054, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70070054 (accessed March 23, 2020). KYR-0001-020-1429. Benjamin S. Hamilton (Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace) N00014935 1826? Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married Juliann Keelin Hamilton in Morgan County, Kentucky, on February 2, 1848. Father of Wallace Hamilton, Sarah A. Hamilton, Nancy A. Hamilton, Joseph Hamilton, Edward Hamilton, Harvey B. Hamilton, Nancy Hamilton, and Samuel D. Hamilton. Laborer in Morgan County in 1850. Farmer in Morgan County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Morgan County in 1861.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, p. 122B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District 1, p. 496. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, River Precinct Number 8, p. 397A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Morgan County Marriages, Film #000839918, p. 88. KYR-0001-017-0173. William H. Taulbee (Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer, county? court clerk, pvt, sgt maj, 2nd lieut 5th Ky Inf CSA) N00014353 1824-06-25 1905-03-17 Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer, court clerk, and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Mary A. Taulbee in 1849. Father of John A. Taulbee, William P. Taulbee, Nancy E. Taulbee, Samuel H. Taulbee, Jackson B. Taulbee, Clarinda Taulbee, James M. Taulbee, and Mary E. Taulbee. Laborer in Morgan County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Morgan County in 1860. County court clerk in Morgan County in 1861. Served in the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (C.S.A) as a private, sergeant major, and second lieutenant from October 25, 1861, to October 20, 1862.

Relationships Political: Morgan County Court Political: William H. Burns (Morgan County, KY, judge ) Legal: Nathan Asbury Brown (Morgan County, Kentucky, postmaster, farmer, 2nd lieut & maj 45th KY Inf USA) Legal: Morgan County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, p. 111A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District 2, p. 341. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, Caney, p. 350B. Twelfth Manuscript Census of the United States (1900), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District 3, p. 723B. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0066. Find A Grave, "William Harrison Taulbee (1824-1905)," Memorial #133872683, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133872683 (accessed April 26, 2021). KYR-0001-017-0103. Cyrus Alley (Morgan County, Kentucky, deputy county court clerk) N00014351 1838-05-03 1911-06-20 Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, deputy court clerk. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy C. Hazelrigg in Morgan County, Kentucky, on September 12, 1860. Father of Benjamin Alley and Kate Alley. Deputy county court clerk in Morgan County in 1860. Deputy county court clerk in Morgan County in 1861.

Relationships Political: Morgan County Court Political: William H. Taulbee (Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer, county? court clerk, pvt, sgt maj, 2nd lieut 5th Ky Inf CSA) Political: John G. Gillmore (Morgan County, Kentucky, marshal & justice of the peace) Political: William H. Burns (Morgan County, KY, judge ) Legal: William H. Taulbee (Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer, county? court clerk, pvt, sgt maj, 2nd lieut 5th Ky Inf CSA) Legal: Nathan Asbury Brown (Morgan County, Kentucky, postmaster, farmer, 2nd lieut & maj 45th KY Inf USA) Legal: Morgan County Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District 1, p. 555. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rowan County, Morehead, p. 119A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Morgan County Marriages, Film #000839918, p. 189. Find A Grave, "Cyrus Alley (1838-1911)," Memorial #75605139, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75605139 (accessed April 26, 2021). KYR-0001-017-0103. Morgan County, Kentucky P00005286 Categories: Places

County in eastern Kentucky. Seat at West Liberty, Kentucky.

37.9146, -83.2934 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 202. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Morgan County, Kentucky" https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on April 16, 2020). Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Morgan County Court O00000669 Categories: Organizations

Located in West Liberty, in Morgan County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): R. T. Day. Clerk(s): William H. Taulbee, James S. Turner, J. T. Hazelrigg, and W. T. Havens.

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860,” in 1861 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 289. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1867 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Morgan County, Kentucky 1861-05 Order English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.

State of Kentucky } May Term 1861 Morgan County Court It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the office of Justice of the peace in the Point District No 8 is vacated by the Resignation of Nathan. A. Brown. Esqr It is therefore ordered by the Judge of said Court that Benjamin S. Hamilton be Recamended as a suitable man to fill said Vacancy untill the next Regular Election

A Copy Att Wm H. Taulbee Clk by Cyrus Alley d, c, c

Morgan J. P. Dist No 8. June 21. 1861