D. A. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Dixon, Webster 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
- MG4-428
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-017-0434
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32207703
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- Dates
- 1862-04-24
Citation
D. A. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-017-0434 (November 14, 2026).
Dixon Webster County
Slaughtersville District
To Hon
Beriah Maggoffin
Governr of Ky
We the undersigned Citizens of Webster County would respectfully represent to your honor that on the [...] day of 186 — Jessee Ashby a Justice of the peace for Webster County and for the Slaughtersville district did tender his resignation to the County Court of Webster County which was accepted We would state that at that time the said Ashby [...] had determined to leave this county and that since that time he has concluded to remain we would respectfully ask your honor to appoint the said Jessee Ashby as one of the Mag Justices of the peace of said county and district and will ever ask &c
J. A Brooks
B D Winstead
Jno D Rice
S, H Woolfolk
G C Gaines
Stephen Timmons
John W Reynolds
L D Orr Judge County Court
Webster Co
J. P.
Dist No 3
Appd