Louisville Ky
To His Excellency Bariah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky —

— Should it please your Excellency to make any change in the Tobacco Inspection of Louisville, We the undersigned would respectfully recommend to your Consideration, J. D. Appelgate, as one fully competent in every particular, to discharge the duties of Inspector, he having been engaged in the Ware Houses, for the last 20 Years, and is well Known to the Tobacco. Trade and Planters of Kentucky —

R Burge Manufacturer of tobacco at Louisville
Ja^s Peterson
Ja^s Clark Stemer of Tobacco (do)
Mansfield & Moss Dealers of Do. Do
W^m Lindsay
W. P. Campbell Late Tobacco Inspector
Richard J. Usher Louisville Ky
Jno J Bagley Manufacturer Detroit Mich
Andrew Graham Shipper of Tobacco

Wm Musselman Manufacturer of Tobacco
David Hamilton Tobacco Stemmer, Owensboro Ky
Elisha Applegate oldest Tobacco Inspector in Louisville
John Hughey Manufacturer of Tobacco
J S Barbour Manufacturer
W M Bourn Jr Partner Pickett Tobo Warehouse
R. K. White many years Inspector, now Dealer & Shiper
W^m F Campbell Tobacco Buyer
Christian County Ky
Frank Pragoff. Louisville Ky
S S Preston Manufacturer Citty
John [Smids] & Co Shippers of Tobacco
J F.[Sanpen]
N Hunt Manufacturer, Madison Ind
Scott Newman one of the proprietors of Todd House
John Fuller Jr Tobacco Shipper Cincinnati and Buyer in Louisville Market
W^m. J. Lewers of Pickett Tobacco Warehous Louisville
[Gedge] & Bros Manufactors Covington Ky Buyer at Louisville
James Adams & Co Manufacturer at Buffalo N.Y
W L Snow manufactory of tobacco New albany Ind
James Crawford Stephensport Ky