Petition

Thomas Parker et al. to Beriah Magoffin

Document Genre
Petition
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
Box / Folder
MG19-167
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0749
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32209157

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Dates
1861-03-09
1861-03-22
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Thomas Parker et al. to Beriah Magoffin, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 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-0001-020-0749 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Ecellency Beriah McGoffin
Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioners respectfully state a Vacancy has occured in the Seventh Magistrate District Shelby county Kentucky by the death of Henry S Carress and would recommend the Vacancy filled by Robert J. R. Baker who is the only man in the district, will accept the appointment untill the may election and it is nesssary that the Vacancy should be filled immediately, and your petitioners will ever pray & c & c

Petitioners Names
Thomas Parker
John Brown
C. T. Shepherd
Jno. T. Moore
S. B. Whitaker
thomis smithey
Josiah Daniel
J. G. McCormick
J H McCampbell
F. M. Hankins

Petitioners Names
State of Kentucky
Shelby County Sct

Thomas Parker made Oath that the statements in the above petition is true, and that the signatures to said petition is ^the^ Genuine signatures Given under my hand as a Justice of the peace for said County this 9 day of March 1861

O M, Randale J. P. S. C
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Shelby Co
To his Ecellency
B. Mcaguffin
Govenor of Ky
IssdMar. 22. 1861
Robt J. R Baker

Send Commission to Thos Parker
Harrisonville Ky.