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Calloway County, Kentucky Calloway County, Kentucky 1862-02-04 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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A list of the votes taken at Brinkleys Store on the '3rd Day of Feb 1862 for member to the Legislature

Voters NamesL BrinkleyW. R. McDonald1Joel. H. Wade2F. A. Mills 3J. G. Bouland4W. C. Cochran5T. J. Reed6R. B. Watson7Josiah Watson8M. F. Lynch9J. N. McAllon10J. C. Bean11John Bean12M. M. Bean13L, L, Wrathen14E. Magness15A Latham 16H. M. Rule17Washington Black18W Edward19H. Black20Henderson Black21Cave Johnson22R. M. Black23J. R. Black24S. R. Edwards25

James M. Smith Clerk

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A list of votes taken at Brinkleys Store February 3rd 1862

Voters NamesL BrinkleyU. L. Wilson1J. C. Crawford2William Dick3William. H. Watson4L. E. Wilson5A. G. Grugett6James. M. Smith7Brot over from first Page25 32

James. M. Smith Clerk

This is a true statement of the vote taken at Brinkleys Store District No 4 Calloway County Ky for member to the Legislature L Brinkley 32 given under our hands this 3rd Febr 1862

W, H, Watson L, E, Wilson} Judes

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State of Kentucky Graves County } On this day W H Watson, L E Wilson & James M Smith all resident citizens legal & loyal voters of district No 4 in Calloway County state of Kentucky appeared before the undersigned & made oath that the officers whoses duty it was to apoint officers to conduct the Election for Representative from Calloway Co Ky in place of David Matherson expeled on the 3rd day of Feby 1862 failed to appoint such officers to hold the Election in district No four in Calloway County Ky and that the polls in said district No 4 in said County of Calloway were not opened by 9 oclock A M on the 3rd day of Feby 1862 and that being citizens legal & loyal voters of said district No 4 they did open the polls in said district No 4 after the hour of 9 oclock AM on said 3rd day of Feby 1862 & conducted the Election according to law ^& that the county officers to whom election returns should be made are in rebellion against the state of Ky and national government^ & the result was as is here with reported

W H Watson L. E. Willson James. M. Smith

Subscribed & Sworn to before me by W H Watson Feby 4t 1862

J N Beadles Notary public

Subscribed and Sworn to before me by L E Wilson Feby 5th '1862

J N Beadles Notary Public

Subscribed and Sworn to before me by James.M Smith Feby 6th 1862

J N Beadles Notary Public

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Calloway County State of Kentucky

The undersigned W H Watson L E Wilson & James M Smith beig sworn as the law directs do hereby certify that we are resident citizens of district No 4 in Calloway Co Ky. legal & loyal voters of said district & that we did on the 3rd day of Feby 1862 after the hour of 9 oclock A M open the polls in said district No 4 in said County & take the vote of the legal voters of said district presenting themselves for a member of the Legislature from Calloway County ^Kentucky^ in place of David Matherson expelled & at the close of the polls the vote stood as follows for L Brinkley thirty two votes we further certify that the Clerk of the Calloway County Court is in Rebellion against the National Government we further certify that the vote was took in said district was at the regular voting place in said district

W H Watson L E, Wilson } Judges

James. M. Smith Clerk