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Isaac Shelby, governor of Kentucky, appoints Samuel Briscoe as coroner of Bullitt County after the resignation of Rodolphus Buky on January 21, 1814. Signed by Martin D. Hardin, secretary, and Isaac Shelby, governor.
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In the name and by the authority of the commonwealth of Kentucky, Isaac Shelby governor of the said commonwealth, to all who shall see these presents, greeting: know you That reposing especial trust and confidence in the integrity, diligence and ability of Samuel Briscoe I do appoint him Coroner in the county of Bullitt to fill the vacancy occassioned by the resignation of Rodolphus Bucky hereby investing him with full power and authority to execute and fulfil the duties of the said office according to law; And to have and to hold the same, with all the rights and emoluments thereunto appertaining, during good behaviour. In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, my private seal to be hereunto affixed. in pursuance to an act of assembly Given under my hand at Frankfort, the 21st day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Fourteen. Isaac Shelby By the Governor, M. D. Hardin Secretary.
Creation Date
1-21-1814
City
Frankfort
County
Franklin County
State/Province
Kentucky
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1750-1826
Keywords
Isaac Shelby, Kentucky, 1814, Samuel Briscoe, Martin D. Hardin, Rodolphus Buky, coroner, Bullitt County
Resource Identifier
080424-25
Date Digital
2-18-2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
History | Legal | Political History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Shelby, Isaac, "Appointment of Samuel Briscoe to be coroner, signed by Isaac Shelby. Kentucky, 1814." (1814). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 151.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/151
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