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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-0001-017-0427 MG4-427

Meade County, Kentucky Meade County, Kentucky 1862-04-07 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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State of Kentucky Meade Circuit Sct 7th April 1862

"It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that James F Overton a Justice of the Peace of this County who formerally resided in the Garnettsville District being District No 5. has vacated his office, by raising an armed force of Calvery and joining the Army of the Southern Confederacy some months since, and where he remained until taken prisoner at the Battle and Surrender of Fort Donoldson,

Therefore the Court recommends to his Excillency B McGoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Dr Henry C Crist as a suitable person to be Commissioned to fill said vacancy"

A Copy Att Wm Fairleigh Clk Meade County Court

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Dr. Henry C. Crist Recommended as Justice of The Peace for Meade County

District No. 5.
Issd. Apr 24. 1862