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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-0001-017-0433 MG4-426

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 County Sct 7th April 1862

"This day the resignation of Herod C Reid a Justice of the Peace of this County was produced in Court and ordered to be entered of record, reading as follows viz.

"To the Honorable Judge Meade County Court I hereby tender to you my resignation as Justice of the Peace in District No 4. Meade County, yours Respectfully

H. C. Read

The Court therefore declared the Office of Justice as held by said Read in District No 4. vacated, and recommends to his Excellency B McGoffin Governor of this Commonwealth Richard J Patterson, as a fit person to fill said vacancy."

A Copy Att. Wm Fairleigh Clk Meade County Court

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Richd. J. Patterson Recommended as Justice of The Peace for Meade County.

District No. 4.

Issue Commission B. M.

IssdApr 24. 1862