<title type="main">John Y. Wallace to Beriah Magoffin

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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-0001-017-0393 MG4-396

Edmonton, Metcalfe County, Kentucky Edmonton, Metcalfe County, Kentucky 1862-03-21 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": 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.

Edmonton Ky March 21st. 1862 To his Excellency. B Magoffin. Sir.

I would respectfully represent to your Excellency that Jno. W Bowling a commissioned justice of the peace of Metcalfe County, has left the county of his residence and has gone to the confederate States, without any probability of his ever returning; I therefore recommend that you appoint and commission "John Sutton" as a justice of the peace in place of said Bowling in district No. 2, Metcalfe County Ky,

Yours Respectfully Jno. Y Wallace Presiding Judge Metcalfe Co.

Metcalfe Co

J. P. Dist. No 2. Jno Sutton Com Issd Mar 31. 1862

Issue Commission B. M