Robert Mosby appointment
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Robert Mosby appointment
- Date
- 1798
- Creator
- Garrard, James, 1749-1822
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Court records--Kentucky.
- Office, Appointment to.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2012MS038: [identification of item], Robert Mosby appointment, 1798, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Robert Mosby served as a Judge for the Court of Quarter Sessions in Mercer County, Kentucky, starting in 1798.
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of the printed appointment of Robert Mosby as Justice of the Court of Quarter Sessions for Mercer County, Kentucky. The document, dated January 2, 1798, is signed by Governor James Garrard and his secretary of state Harry Toulim. On the back of the document is a handwritten note indicating that Mosby took the oath of office from Willis E. Strong, Justice of the Peace, on February 25, 1798.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
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