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Petition

N. H. Marks et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-02-11

Document details

Date of Creation: February 11, 1861
Place of Creation: Nelson County, Kentucky
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
Box / Folder: MG3-443
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-017-0080
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FTP Identifier: 32207349

Mentioned in this document

People: Birkshead, A.; Hall, A. G.; Courtney, Allen; Duncan, Benjamin Lee; Magoffin, Beriah; [Unknown], J. Y.; Nicholls, James M.; Scifres, John C.; Courtney, John W.; Webb, Leo; Marks, N. H.; Hall, Samuel T.; Bean, William; Wilson, William M.; Walker, William
Places: Kentucky; Nelson County, Kentucky
Organizations: Nelson County Court
Dates: 1861-02-11; 1861-02-20

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N. H. Marks et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-11, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-017-0080 (November 12, 2026).

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Nelson County Ky Feb,, 11^th 1861
To his Excellency B. Magoffin Gov. of Ky.

Whereas the office of Justice of the peace in District No, 1, county and State aforesaid has become vacant by the Resignation of Jas M. Nicholls late Justice of said district,

We the undersigned Residents of said Dist. do Reccommend to your honor John C Scifres as eligible to said office according to the law of Ky, and request that your Excellency appoint the said John C Scifres to fill out the unexpired term of said office, Should our petition be granted you will confer a favor on us by so doing,

N.. H. Marks J P N C
J. W. Courtney
Benj Lee Duncan
Wm Bean

j T E{Unclear} d s n
Allen Courtney
Wm Rodes
A. G. Hall
S. T. Hall
Wm Walker
Leo Webb
Wm, M. Wilson
A Birkshead

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Nelson Co

J. P.
Dist N^o 1
Jno. C Scifres

Issue Commission
B. M

Iss^dFeby 120. 1861