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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-031-0012 R1-42 to R1-43

John Seaton (Greenup County, KY, judge) N00008740 1823? Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, accountant and judge. Kentucky native. Married to Mary E. Seaton. Father of H. E. Seaton, Rebecca Seaton, William B. Seaton, Edward Seaton, Mary Seaton, and Dora Seaton. Accountant in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1860. Judge of Greenup County Court in 1865.

Relationships Legal: Greenup County Court Legal: Jeremiah Davidson (Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney and newspaper publisher) Legal: George E. Roe (Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: John S. Jones (Greenup County, Kentucky, county court clerk, postmaster, iron manufacturer & manager ) Legal: Ninth Judicial District of Kentucky

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy, p. 913. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenupsburg, p.37B. KYR-0002-225-0072. John E. Winn (Greenup County, Kentucky, justice of the peace) N00016955 1819? Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, saddler, hotelkeeper, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy S. Kouns Winn. Father of Elizabeth Winn, Harriett L. Winn, John W. Winn, Edward H. Winn, Kate J. Winn, and Sallie M. Winn. Saddler in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Greenup County in 1850. Hotelkeeper in Greenup County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Greenup County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Samuel Ellis (Greenup County, Kentucky, physician )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 2, p. 157A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 2, p. 238. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy Subdistrict 2, p. 836. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy Subdistrict 2, p. 81A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenupsburg, p. 38A. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #1118. "John E. Winn (1819-1904)," Find A Grave, Memorial #186336724, accessed January 10, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186336724. James Fisher Robinson (governor, state senator, businessman, attorney, and farmer) N001004 1800-10-04 1882-10-31 Categories: People

Twenty-second governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, banker, and legislator. Son of Jonathan Robinson and Jane Black Robinson. Married to Susan D. Mansell Robinson on December 26, 1821. Father of Emilie Jane Robinson and James F. Robinson, Jr. Married Willina S. Herndon Robinson on May 30, 1842. Father of Scott Herndon Robinson, John McCracken Robinson, George Sidney Robinson, Madison Johnson Robinson, Stephen Gano Robinson, Willa Ewing Robinson, Philip Eldon Robinson, and Stephen Gano Robinson. Educated at Forest Hill Academy and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Trustee of Georgetown College. President of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855. Owned thirty-five enslaved persons in 1860. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 3, 1861, to September 5, 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from August 16, 1861, to August 18, 1862. Governor of Kentucky from August 18, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Returned to practicing law and farming on retiring from politics in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 1, p. 216B, 230A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 2, pp. 235, 236, 252. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 266. John David Smith, “James F. Robinson (1862-1863),” ed. Lowell H. Harrison, Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 89-92. William Henry Engle, Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1886), 553, 556-7. Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? ) N00016956 1837 1908 Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, merchant and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Hannah J. Pratt. Father of Edward D. Pratt. Student in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant in Greenup County in 1860. Household owned one enslaved person in Greenup County in 1860. Commissioned as a justice of the peace in Greenup County on September 15, 1862. Merchant in Greenup County in 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 2, p. 165B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy Subdistrict 2, p. 836. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy Subdistrict 2, p. 81A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenupsburg, p. 34A. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Greenup County, KY, September 1863. "Benjamin Franklin Pratt (1837-1908)," Find A Grave, Memorial #116743544, accessed January 10, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116743544. John S. Jones (Greenup County, Kentucky, county court clerk, postmaster, iron manufacturer & manager ) N00016957 1826? Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, postmaster, iron manufacturer, and court clerk. Virginia native. Married to Elizabeth Jones. Father of Joanna Jones, Murtz Jones, Mollie Jones, Anne Jones, Alice Jones, and E. Jones. Iron manufacturer in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1850. Postmaster of Amanda in Greenup County from May 28, 1850, to July 27, 1852. Furnace manager in Greenup County in 1860. Clerk of the Greenup County Court in September 1862.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? ) Legal: Greenup County Court Legal: Jeremiah Davidson (Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney and newspaper publisher) Legal: George E. Roe (Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: John Seaton (Greenup County, KY, judge) Legal: Ninth Judicial District of Kentucky Legal: Adolphus Lafayette Reid (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer, and sheriff. ) Legal: John C. Adams (Greenup County, Kentucky, judge and lawyer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 2, p. 181A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy Subdistrict 2, p. 876. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Greenup County, Kentucky, vol. 14, p. 627. KYR-0001-031-0012. Samuel Ellis (Greenup County, Kentucky, physician ) N00016958 1821? Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, physician. Ohio native. Married to Lucy Ann Bruce Ellis in Lewis County, Kentucky, on May 22, 1849. Father of Elizabeth P. Ellis, Thomas Walker Ellis, M. C. Ellis, and Samuel Ellis. Physician in Greenup County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Greenup County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? )

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy Subdistrict 2, p. 838. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy Subdistrict 2, p. 81A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenupsburg, p. 36A. Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Lewis County Marriages, 1807-1852, Film #000344051. "Dr Samuel Ellis (1821-1899)," Find A Grave, Memorial #194804701, accessed January 10, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194804701. George Swap (Greenup County, KY, moulder and farmer) N00014715 1812-09-18 1891-05-31 Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, moulder and farmer. New York native. Married to Susan Wurts Swap in Lawrence County, Ohio, on February 28, 1841. Father of Martha A. Swap, William Swap, Samuel Swap, Josephine Swap, Virginia Swap, and George Swap. Moulder in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Greenup County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Greenup Circuit Court Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Montgomery County, Dayton, Ward 5, p. 244A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy, p. 848. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Lawrence County, Hamilton, p. 328B. _Lawrence Probate Court. Marriage Records and Index, 1817-1843, vol 1-3. Lawrence County Courthouse, Ironton, Ohio. Film #004922497 p. 344. "George Swap (1812-1891)," Find A Grave, Memorial #95938475, accessed June 8, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95938475. James Y. Pugh (Greenup County, Kentucky, ) N00016959 1809? Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Cinderella Pugh. Father of Frances S. Pugh, Moses H. Pugh, Henry C. Pugh, James N. Pugh, Thomas E. Pugh, Mary A. Pugh, and Elijah Pugh. Engaged in agriculture in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1840. Farmer in Greenup County in 1850. Farmer in Greenup County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? )

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, p. 223. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 1, p. 231B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, p. 710. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Precinct 1, p. 9A. Alexander Smith (Greenup County and Boyd Co, Kentucky, deputy clerk) N00016967 1836? Categories: People

Greenup County and Boyd Co, Kentucky, deputy clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Benjamin Smith and Sarah Patton Smith. Student in Greenup County in 1850. Deputy clerk in Boyd County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? ) Social: John E. Winn (Greenup County, Kentucky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 2, p. 157B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyd County, Catlettsburg, p. 814. John E. Brooks (Greenup County, Kentucky, ) N00016962 1843 1926 Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, postmaster. Kentucky native. Son of Edward Brooks and Amanda R. Brooks. Student in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1850. Student in Greenup County in 1860. Merchant in Greenup County in 1863. Postmaster of Lynn in Greenup County from May 14, 1863, to October 20, 1863.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 1, p. 239B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, p. 725. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenupsburg, p. 37B. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Greenup County, KY, September 1863. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Greenup County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 82. "John E. Brooks (1843-1926)," Find A Grave, Memorial #182145579, accessed January 10, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182145579. Charles L. Hertel (Greenup County, Kentucky, clerk) N00016963 1838 1915 Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Joanna E. Hertel. Student in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1850. Clerk in Greenup County in 1860. Clerk in Greenup County in 1863.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? ) Social: Samuel Ellis (Greenup County, Kentucky, physician ) Social: John E. Winn (Greenup County, Kentucky, justice of the peace) Social: George W. Childerson (Greenup County, Kentucky, merchant)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 2 p. 158B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Subdistrict 2 East Little Sandy, p. 837. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Greenup County, KY, September 1863, p. 157. "Charles Lewis Hertel (1838-1914)," Find A Grave, Memorial #90235335, accessed January 10, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90235335. George W. Childerson (Greenup County, Kentucky, merchant) N00016964 1812? Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, merchant. Maryland native. Married to Melinda Myers Chlderson. Father of Sophia Childerson and Sarah Childerson. Merchant in Greenup County in 1850. Merchant in Greenup County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 2, p. 158B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Subdistrict 2 East Little Sandy, p. 839. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #12924. Martin Morris (Greenup County, Kentucky, laborer) N00016965 1822? Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, laborer. Ohio native. Married to Polly Ann Morris. Father of Polly Ann Morris and James Morris. Laborer in Greenup County in 1850. Wharfmaster in Greenup County in 1863.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 1, p. 252B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenupsburg, p. 38A. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Greenup County, KY, October 1863, p. 72. Alfred D. DeBard (Greenup County, Kentucky, physician ) N00016966 1833-02-10 1912-03-10 Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, physician. Carter County, Kentucky, native. Son of James DeBard and Eliza DeBard. Married to Helen A. Seaton DeBard in Greenup County, Kentucky, on January 25, 1859. Father of Alfred DeBard and Mary S. DeBard. Student in Carter County in 1850. Household owned ten enslaved persons in Carter County in 1850. Physician in Greenup County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, District 1, p. 265B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, District 1, p. 918. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy Subdistrict 2, p. 841. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenupsburg, p. 36A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994036, Greenup County Marriages, p. 115-16. "Alfred Davis DeBard (1833-1912)," Find A Grave, Memorial #142237759, accessed January 10, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142237759. Edward F. Dulin (Greenup Co, Ky, attorney and QM 22nd KY Inf (U.S.A.)) N00012078 1818-09-05 1893-02-12 Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Kentucky native. Attorney in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as quartermaster, enrolling on December 12, 1861, and resigning on January 10, 1862. Attorney in Greenup County in 1863.

Relationships Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? ) Social: Charles L. Hertel (Greenup County, Kentucky, clerk) Social: Samuel Ellis (Greenup County, Kentucky, physician ) Social: John E. Winn (Greenup County, Kentucky, justice of the peace)

Eight Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy, p. 837. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Greenup County, KY, September 1863, p. 93. "Edward F. Dulin” (1818-1893)," Find A Grave, Memorial #114378904, accessed January 28, 2020, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114378904. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 96-97. William Crutcher Ireland (Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney and politician) N00007109 1823-11-28 1894 Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney and politician. Mason County, Kentucky, native. Son of Samuel D. Ireland and Sarah Crutcher Ireland. Married to Pamelia D. Robb Ireland in 1848. Father of Virginia L. Ireland, Sallie D. Ireland, and W. C. Ireland. Attended school in Mason County, Kentucky, and Lewis County, Kentucky. Studied law in Clarksburg from 1845 to 1848. Admitted to the bar in Lewis County in 1848. Attorney in Greenup County in 1852. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Greenup County from 1859 to 1863. Assistant clerk for the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1863 to 1865.

Relationships Political: Albert A. Curtis, Sr. (Irvine, Kentucky, merchant and politician) Social: Benjamin F. Pratt (Greenup County, Kentucky, JP? )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lewis County, District 1, p. 240B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy, p. 836. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyd County, Ashland, p. 83A. The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, vol. 1 (Cincinnati, OH: J. M. Armstrong and Co., 1878), p. 500-503. "Judge William Crutcher Ireland (1823-1894)," Find A Grave, Memorial #74205273, accessed June 15, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205273. Greenup County, Kentucky P001759 Categories: Places

County in northeastern Kentucky. Seat at Greenup. Located on the Ohio River.

38.5666, -82.9502 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 126. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Greenup County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on November 18, 2019). Greenup County Court O00000627 Categories: Organizations

Located in Greenupsburg, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailer, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): John Seaton. Clerk(s): William Corum and George A. Corum.

Relationships Economic: Robert McAllister (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer) Economic: William Corum (Greenup County, Kentucky, county and circuit clerk) Legal: John S. Jones (Greenup County, Kentucky, county court clerk, postmaster, iron manufacturer & manager ) Legal: Jeremiah Davidson (Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney and newspaper publisher) Legal: George E. Roe (Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: John C. Adams (Greenup County, Kentucky, judge and lawyer) Legal: Adolphus Lafayette Reid (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer, and sheriff. ) Legal: John Seaton (Greenup County, KY, judge) Legal: Jeremiah Moore (Greenup County, KY, farmer)

“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), 303-08. “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), 301-06. “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), 347-50. 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. 1862-09 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 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Greenup County Court September Term 1862 Present Hon. John Seaton Presiding Judge

John E. Winn late a Justice of the Peace of this County in District No 1 having tendered his written resignation of Said Office This Court doth recommend, to His Excellency James F Robinson Acting Governor of Kentucky, Benjamin F. Pratt as a Suitable person to be appointed by His Excellency to fill the Vacancy occassioned by Said resignation

A Copy Attest John S. Jones Clerk Greenup Co. Court

We the undersigned citizens of Greenup County ^in said district^ unite in the recommendation, to his Excellency James F. Robinson acting Governor of Kentucky, of Benjamin F. Pratt Esqr as a suitable person to be appointed Justice of the Peace in District No. 1 of this County and we respectfully petition his Excellency to make said appointment

John S. Jones Saml. Ellis Geo Swap James Y Pugh Alex Smith Jno E. Brooks. C. L. Hertel Geo W Chillison M. Morris A, D, DeBord

Ed F Dullin W. C. Ireland --

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Greenup Co.

J. P. Dist. No 1. B. F. Pratt vice

J. E. Winn Comn IssdSept 15 1862