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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-021-0037 MG8-127

Metcalfe County, Kentucky John Y. Wallace (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer and judge) N00000966 1809? 1877-01-26 Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer and judge. Virginia native. Married to Ketty W. Wallace. Father of E. G. Wallace, Thomas R. Wallace, Jane C. Wallace, Mary M. Wallace, and S. P. Wallace. Farmer in Adair County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Metcalfe County in 1860. Judge of the Metcalfe County Court from 1861 to 1865.

Relationships Legal: Metcalfe County Court Economic: Metcalfe County Court Social: Samuel H. Richardson (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: John Neal (Metcalfe County) Political: James Henry Garrard (Franklin County, Kentucky, salt maker and Kentucky state treasurer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, District 1, p. 24. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe County, p. 42. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-308. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350. Joseph R. Witty (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, sheriff) N00006553 1831-11-19 1898-07-16 Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, sheriff. Kentucky native. Married to Mary F. Huffman Witty in Barren County on April 15, 1862. Sheriff in Metcalfe County in 1860. Sheriff in Metcalfe County in 1862.

Relationships Political: Cornelius Bailey (Henderson County, Kentucky, assistant auditor of KY and attorney) Political: James Henry Garrard (Franklin County, Kentucky, salt maker and Kentucky state treasurer) Social: John Y. Wallace (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer and judge)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe County, East Fork post office, p. 916. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, County, City/District, p. 100B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Barren County Marriages, Film #000216816. Find A Grave, "Joseph R. Witty (Nov. 19, 1831-July 16, 1898)," Memorial #15876868, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15876868 (accessed May 1, 2019). R. H. Young (clerk of Metcalfe Circuit Court) N00005175 1825? Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, circuit clerk. Kentucky native. Married to M. B. Young. Father of Annie Young, Lizzie Young, and Mary Young. Clerk in the Metcalfe Circuit Court in Metcalfe County from 1861 to 1870.

Relationships Legal: Metcalfe Circuit Court Political: James Henry Garrard (Franklin County, Kentucky, salt maker and Kentucky state treasurer) Social: John Y. Wallace (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer and judge) Social: Joseph R. Witty (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, sheriff)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-308. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe, Edmunton, p. 3. James Henry Garrard (Franklin County, Kentucky, salt maker and Kentucky state treasurer) N00001049 1810-10-23 1865-08-12 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, salt maker and statesman. Kentucky native. Married to Lettitia J. Garrard. Father of Toleman Garrard, Daniel Garrard, Mittie Garrard, James L. Garrard, Lucy J. Garrard, Florence Garrard, and Ellen W. Garrard. Salt maker in Clay County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned twenty enslaved persons in Clay County in 1850. Member of the Democratic Party in 1857. Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1857 to 1865. Owned three enslaved persons in Clay County in 1860. Ran as a pro-Union candidate in 1861.

Relationships Social: James Crockett Sayers (Kenton County, Kentucky, laborer, farmer, politician, QM & 1st lieut 32nd KY Inf USA) Social: Thomas Turner (Montgomery Co., KY, State Rep & attorney) Social: Thomas W. Owings (Meade co state rep) Social: Richard Aylett Buckner, Jr. (Lexington, KY atty, judge & speaker of State House) Social: Bryan Rust Young (Bardstown state rep) Social: John Kemp Goodloe (Woodford Co State Senator) Social: John A. Prall (Bourbon Co State Senator) Social: James Fisher Robinson, Jr. (QMG of KY, Gov's son) Social: Daniel Carmichael Wickliffe (Lexington, Kentucky, attorney, editor and secretary of state) Social: Joshua Tevis (Louisville, KY, State Rep & US District Atto, Col 10th Ky Cav (USA)) Social: Thomas A. Duke (Paducah State Senator & Physician) Social: Harry Innes Todd, Sr. (Frankfort, Kentucky, merchant and penitentiary keeper) Social: Richard Clough Anderson, III (Frankfort state rep) Social: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Social: Samuel E. DeHaven (Oldham County State Sen/Rep) Social: Henry Davis McHenry (Ohio Co., KY, state rep & senator) Social: Martin Pickett Marshall (Mason Co. State Senator) Social: Curtis Field Burnam (Madison County. KY, attorney & State Rep) Social: Willis W. Gardner (Union co. State Sen.) Social: Joshua Barnes (Bath Co., KY, State Rep. & doctor) Social: James Calvert (Boone County, Kentucky, sheriff and politician) Social: Richard J. Browne (Washington Co, KY, State Rep & attorney) Social: Nathaniel Wolfe (Louisville, Kentucky, attorney, Ky rep & senator) Social: William T. Samuels (Hardin Co, KY, clerk, commissioner, KY State Auditor, state rep, clerk of KY Hse of Rep) Social: Walter C. Whitaker (Shelby Co. Ky state sen; col & genl 6th Ky Inf & Army of Cumberland USA) Social: John L. Irvan (Calloway Co. state rep) Social: John R. Thomas (Marion Co., Ky, State rep & attorney) Social: Zebulon Ward (Woodford co State Rep & former penitentiary lessee) Social: John S. Van Winkle (Wayne Co state rep) Social: Elijah Gabbert (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and KY state rep) Social: Jonas Martin (Livingston and Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer and politician.) Social: William S. Rankin (Grant County, KY, State Rep) Social: Joshua Fry Bell (Boyle Co., KY, attorney & politician) Social: Isaac Price Miller (Jefferson co. farmer & politician) Social: James Speed (U.S. Atty. General, Louisville, KY atty & state senator) Social: John B. Bruner (Breckinridge Co., KY, atty & state senator) Social: John Jordan Crittenden (Franklin Co, KY, Representative, Senator, & former KY Governor) Political: Francis Pace (Harlan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: James F. Tureman (Kenton County, KY, bookkeeper and Quartermaster 22nd Infty USA) Political: James F. Tureman (Kenton County, KY, bookkeeper and Quartermaster 22nd Infty USA) Economic: Western Union Telegraph Company Political: Kentucky State Penitentiary Political: John M. Mills (Frankfort, Kentucky, physician) Political: John S. Hays (Nashville, Tennesse, and Frankfort, Kentucky, minister) Social: John S. Hays (Nashville, Tennesse, and Frankfort, Kentucky, minister) Social: John M. Mills (Frankfort, Kentucky, physician) Political: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Political: A. Scott McGrorty (Boyle County, Kentucky, druggist) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Franklin Circuit Court Political: Thomas Bell Monroe, Jr. (Frankfort, KY, sec state Aug 30, 1859-Oct 1, 1861attorney, politician, CSA major)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Clay County, Kentucky District, p. 102A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Clay County, Kentucky District. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 243-4. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 349B, 350B. "Election Returns," Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Ky.), August 16, 1861, p. 1. Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Ky.), June 27, 1857, p. 2. "James Henry Garrard (1810-1865)," Find A Grave, Memorial 95589594, accessed July 10, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95589594. Metcalfe County, Kentucky P00004949 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Edmonton, Kentucky.

37.0032, -85.6435 Kay Harbison, "Metcalfe County," in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E Kleber (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2002), pages 630-1. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Metcalfe County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 2, 2020). Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Metcalfe County, Kentucky 1861-08-08 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": 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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Commonwealth of Kentucky Sct.

We Jno. Y Wallace, J R Witty, & R H Young, duly authorized to compare the poll books for the County of Metcalfe certify that at an Election held in said County on the 5th day of August 1861, James H Garrard received Nine hundred and fifteen (915) votes for the office of State Treasurer of Kentucky.

Given under our hands this 8th day of August 1861.

John Y. Wallace P J M C C J R Witty S M C R H Young Clk

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Election Certificate State Treasurer

1861. Aug.