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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08606.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to George W. Koonce |
| Title | D. J. Young to George W. Koonce commenting on a time extension for county officers, the dismissal of a judge and the possible relocation of the county seat |
| Date | 20 January 1865 |
| Author | Young, D. J. (fl. 1865) |
| Recipient | Koonce, George W. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Acknowledges receipt of a letter informing him of a time extension allowed for county officers by the West Virginia Legislature to qualify for an unspecified position. Discusses the removal of a Judge (possibly from Harper's Ferry) from office. Instructs Koonce to "Be particular to see that when we have another election, that the necessary oath of loyalty be applied to every person, who offers to vote." Discusses possible relocation of the Jefferson County Seat to Shepherdstown, West Virginia. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Confederate States of America Reconstruction Judiciary Oath Civil War Military History Union Forces |
| People | Koonce, George W. (1818-1908) Young, D. J. (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Koonce served as a Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County and as a town constable for Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in the early 1860s. He was a County representative at the 1861 Second Wheeling Convention to vote on the secession of Western Virginia, a member of the West Virginia State House of Delegates from Jefferson County 1865-1867, and a member of the West Virginia State Senate, 11th District, 1870-1871. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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