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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-017-0457 MG4-455 to MG4-456

Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky 1862-05-20 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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.
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Scottsville Ky. May 20th 1862 To his excellency B. Magoffin Governor of the state of Kentucky.

Annexed you will find the resignation of R. W. Edmunds Justice of the peace in Civil District No. 1. in Allen County -- and I recommend that you appoint S. L. Morgan in his place.

yours most respectfully Wm Mansfield Co. Judge

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Scottsville Allen County Kentucky May 10th 1862 To his Excellency B Magoffin. Gov of Kentucky

Having heretofore resigned the office of Justice of the peace in the first civil district in Allen County Kentucky Which from some cause is informal in some manner You will therefore please accept this as my resignation of said office of Justice of the peace in & for the first civil district in Allen County State of Kentucky Said resignation to date if proper from the 13th of January last the date of my former resignation and if the vacancy cannot date from that time then from this date.

Respectfully yours &c R. W. Edmunds

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Allen Co

J. P. Dist No 1 appointed Mar 19. 1862