Petition

G. Higgins et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1862-04-26

Date of Creation
April 26, 1862
Place of Creation
Independence, 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
MG4-431 to MG4-432
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-017-0437
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32207706

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1862-04-26
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G. Higgins et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-04-26, 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-0001-017-0437 (November 14, 2026).

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Independence Ky
Kenton County April 26th 1862
To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky.

The undersigned citizens of the third Magisterial district in this county would respectfully recomend for your consideration Zebulon Springer as a person well qualified to fill the office of Justice of the peace for said district and one who would give general satisfaction to the people. — and we respectfully ask his appointment by you to that office till the next general election, to fill the vacancy therein occasioned by the death of Henson. Wayman esqr. — for which Your petitioners in duty bound will ever pray.

G. Higgins M. T. J.
Wm H Taylor
Geo W Ragan
J M Chambers M. D.
W. A. Bryson
A T Cain
L Shaw coatty
F. M. Norhtcutt P. M.
C. J. Taylor
Reuben McDunnold
Luciean B. Heymer

Wm E Pool C K C
C. C. Brigson M.D.
J G Story
M T Stephens
F B. Frendy
James Acre
H Picket
S. J Fulton
Jef Fulton
John Minter
William Brown
C.H. Cain

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