Appointments by the governor - civil appointments, 1862-1863.

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Appointments by the governor - civil appointments, 1862-1863.

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These files document Governor James F. Robinson's use of the governor's power and privilege to grant appointments for civil offices. Items include applications, recommendations, appointments, and resignations for civil positions including commissioner, justice of the peace, and notary public. Also included is a letter from a man who was elected to the office of justice of the peace, but whom the governor refused to commission on the grounds of disloyalty, in which the correspondent denies that he is a Confederate sympathizer.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Kentucky. Governor (1862-1863 : Robinson)

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James F. Robinson served as governor of Kentucky for thirteen months, following the resignation of Beriah Magoffin. In his brief period in office he faced the difficult task of guiding the state in time of civil war. Robinson was born in Scott County, Kentucky in 1800. He graduated from Transylvania University in 1818, and later completed his studies for the bar. In 1851 he was elected to the Kentucky Senate as a Whig, serving one term. Robinson was again elected to the ...

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