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Petition

J. A. Goodson et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-10-25

Document details

Date of Creation: October 25, 1861
Place of Creation: Covington, Kenton 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: MG4-149 to MG4-150
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-017-0229
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FTP Identifier: 32207498

Mentioned in this document

People: Magoffin, Beriah; Marshall, George William; Gray, James B.; Goodson, John A.; Shrock, John G.; Stevenson, John White; Perrin, Solomon C.; Wayman, Thomas G.; Ashbrook, William E.; Arthur, William Evans; Perrin, William Josephus
Places: Covington, Kentucky; Kenton County, Kentucky; Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky
Dates: 1861-10-25; 1861-10-26

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J. A. Goodson et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-10-25, 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-0001-017-0229 (February 16, 2026).

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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 Later Sec. Treasury, Speaker House, & Senator) Esq and Wm E Arthur Esq and would respectfully ask your Excellency to appoint me to the position stated

Respectfully

James B Gray

over

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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

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Kenton Co

Issue Commission
B. M

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

app. Oct 26 1861