Lincoln County Sheriff Act, 14 June 1792.

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Lincoln County Sheriff Act, 14 June 1792.

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Act of the General Assembly of Kentucky allowing for the appointment of a sheriff in Lincoln County to fill the vacancy left by Isaac Shelby upon being elected Governor of the State of Kentucky, dated 14 June 1792.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826

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Isaac Shelby, Kentucky's first governor, was born in Maryland in 1750. As a young man, he served in Lord Dunmore's War and the Revolutionary War, from which he emerge as one of the heroes of the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina. Following the war, he and his bride, Susannah Hart, moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, where he quickly became a leader in Kentucky politics. He was chosen as Kentucky's first governor, serving from 1792-1796. Just before the War of 1812, Shelby was persuaded by...