Thomas Averitt et al. to James F. Robinson
1862-11-25
- Date of Creation
- November 25, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Bradfordville, Marion County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Petition
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863
- Box / Folder
- R1-109
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-031-0068
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211897
- People
- Bradford, Adam J.
- Phillips, Edward W.
- Coppage, Elijah Adams
- Webb, Elijah
- Isaacs, Elisha, Jr.
- Isaacs, Elisha, Sr.
- Phillips, Felix George
- Youwell, Hardin
- Bradford, Henry W.
- Robinson, James Fisher
- Gartin, James S.
- Tate, James W.
- Belden, John D.
- Tucker, John H.
- Averitt, John J.
- Coppage, John W.
- Beard, Moses M.
- Thomas, R. Y.
- Averitt, Thomas
- Guthrie, Thomas Henderson
- Averitt, William
- Purdy, William T.
Citation
Thomas Averitt et al. to James F. Robinson, 1862-11-25, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-031-0068 (November 12, 2026).
Bradfordsville Marion County Ky.
To his Excellency James F. Robinson
Governor of the State of Kentucky
We the undersigned petitioners would most respectfully state to your excellency that the citizens of this district are labouring under a good deal of inconvenience, and justice is being delayed in consequence of the office of Justice of the peace being vacated. John D. Belden Esqr. the former incumbent has joined the Union army and left the district. there is a good deal of unsettled business lying in the office and no one seems willing to undertake the settlement of it, since Esquire Belden left a fire broke out in our little village which consumed near half the Town, and among other things all the Statute Laws acts of the Legislature. code of Practice and perhaps some of the papers belonging to the office, his record book we understand was saved.
We your petitioners would most respectfully recommend Elijah Webb, (one of our citizens) as a suitable person to fill said office untill the next regular election, we have been acquainted with him for several years his loyalty is unquestionable and we know of no one in the district more competent to discharge the duties of the office, We therefore most respectfully request that you appoint and commission him to fill said office, being District No 1.
M. M. Beard
John H. Tucker
Hardin Youwell
Jas S. Gartin
F. G. Philips
H. W. Bradford
Elisha Isaacs Sr
Elisha Isaacs Jr.
Mr. Tate please issue & send comm according to pettn
J F Robinson
Marion Co
J P.
Dist No 2.
Appt Made