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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-017-0434 MG4-428

Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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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

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Webster Co

J. P. Dist No 3 AppdApr 24 1862