J. A. Goodson et al. to Beriah Magoffin

KYR-0001-017-0229.xml

Accession Number

KYR-0001-017-0229

Document Genre

Petition

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862

Item Location

MG4-149 to MG4-150

Place of Creation

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

25 October 1861

Dates Mentioned

1861-10-25

1861-10-26

To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

We the undersigned Citizens of Covington Kenton County Ky would represent to your Excellency that the office of Justice of the Peace for the 1^st district of Covington has become vacant by the removal of John G Schrock Esq from the City and we would recommend James B Gray as a fit person to fill said vacancy.

J A goodson
~~S.B. S~~S. C Perrin
W E Ashhook
W. J. Perrin
Thos. G. Wayman
J. W Stevenson
T W Wise
G W Marshall
W. E. Arthur

Presuming it to be sufficient to obtain a few names of Gentlemen with whom your Excellency is personally acquainted, to the above petition I have not sought to obtain a long list but Enclose this Petition with the Letters of John G Carlisle Esq and Wm E Arthur Esq and would respectfully ask your Excellency to appoint me to the position stated

Respectfully

James B Gray

over

A Covington Ky Oct 25^th 1861

At a meeting held this morning in the Mayors office in this city It was unanimously agreed to recommend James B Gray as a suitable person to fill the office of Justice of the peace in the 1^st district in said City in place of John G Shrock Removed to Lexington Ky. I acted as chairman of the meeting and would be pleased to have Gray appointed as he is all right

yours,
S. C Perrin —

B Magoffin Eqr
Frankfort Ky

Kenton Co

Issue Commission
B. M

J. P. Dist
N^o 1
J B Gray

app. Oct 26 1861

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