Appointments by the governor - civil appointments, 1824-1828.

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Appointments by the governor - civil appointments, 1824-1828.

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These files document Governor Joseph Desha's use of the governor's power and privilege to accept resignations and to make appointments to civil offices, such as coroner, judge, justice of the peace, notary public, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, and surveyor. In addition to official appointment orders and resignation letters, these papers include letters recommending individuals for the governor's consideration and rejections of appointments.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Desha, Joseph, 1768-1842

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Joseph Desha, soldier and politician, and his son, John R. Desha, physician. From the description of Joseph Desha and John R. Desha papers, 1773-1871 (bulk 1800-1855). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82042256 Governor of Kentucky, 1824-1828. From the description of Joseph Desha : miscellaneous papers, 1814-1824. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49217464 Biographical Note ...

Kentucky. Governor (1824-1828 : Desha)

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Joseph Desha was elected as Kentucky's ninth governor in 1824, the first governor who was not a veteran of the American Revolution. Desha was a Jeffersonian Republican who also ran as a debt relief candidate. Born in 1768, he moved to Kentucky with his family when he was thirteen and remained for three years before moving to Nashville, Tennessee. In 1792, he returned to Kentucky, and served in the Indian wars in 1794. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives in...