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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-031-0097 R1-142

James Fisher Robinson (governor, state senator, businessman, attorney, and farmer) N001004 1800-10-04 1882-10-31 Categories: People

Twenty-second governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, banker, and legislator. Son of Jonathan Robinson and Jane Black Robinson. Married to Susan D. Mansell Robinson on December 26, 1821. Father of Emilie Jane Robinson and James F. Robinson, Jr. Married Willina S. Herndon Robinson on May 30, 1842. Father of Scott Herndon Robinson, John McCracken Robinson, George Sidney Robinson, Madison Johnson Robinson, Stephen Gano Robinson, Willa Ewing Robinson, Philip Eldon Robinson, and Stephen Gano Robinson. Educated at Forest Hill Academy and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Trustee of Georgetown College. President of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855. Owned thirty-five enslaved persons in 1860. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 3, 1861, to September 5, 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from August 16, 1861, to August 18, 1862. Governor of Kentucky from August 18, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Returned to practicing law and farming on retiring from politics in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 1, p. 216B, 230A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 2, pp. 235, 236, 252. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 266. John David Smith, “James F. Robinson (1862-1863),” ed. Lowell H. Harrison, Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 89-92. William Henry Engle, Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1886), 553, 556-7. Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) N00015366 1809-06-11 1888-01-05 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Emily Juett. Father of Mary A. Juett White. Saddler in Blandville, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Ballard County in 1850. Saddler in Blandville in 1860. Postmaster at Blandville from May 2, 1863, to October 17, 1865.

Relationships Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 276B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, p. 12. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 565. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Carlisle County Wills, vol. 1, 1886-1927, p. 73. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Ballard County, Kentucky, vol. 28. "Thomas J. Juett (1809-1898)," Find A Grave, Memorial #31143174, accessed August 18, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31143174. M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace) N00015368 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, justice of the peace. Appointed as a justice of the peace in Ballard County, Kentucky, on December 22, 1862.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster)

KYR-0001-031-0097. A. J. Warener (Ballard County, Ky, petitioner) N00015371 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of M. Murray in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1862.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

KYR-0001-031-0097. Asa Richardson (Blandville, Kentucky, deputy constable and jailer) N00001452 1809? Categories: People

Blandville, Kentucky, deputy constable and jailer. Kentucky native. Married to Caroline Emily Richardson. Father of Mary Richardson, Louisa Richardson, William H. Richardson, Margaret Richardson, Asa S. Richardson, Sarah Richardson, Rubin F. S. Richardson, Virginia A. Richardson, Emily P. Richardson, and Charles P. Richardson. Jailer in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in 1850. Deputy constable in Ballard County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, p. 288A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, p. 129. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 561. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 34A. Wilson S. Watson (Blandville, Kentucky, saddler) N00007146 1820-06-20 1892-04-24 Categories: People

Blandville, Kentucky, saddler. Kentucky native. Married to Sally A. Watson. Father of Martha Watson, Thomas T. Watson, William L. Watson, Elizabeth Clementine Watson, Lucy M. Watson, Nancy M. Watson, and Hnery B. Watson. Saddler in Blandville, Kentucky, in 1850. Saddler in Blandville in 1860.

Relationships Social: Benjamin Hardy Stoval (Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky, post master) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Military: Richard James Oglesby (Fourteenth governor of the State of Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician.) Social: Charles S. Marshall (Ballard County, Kentucky, attorney and circuit judge) Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard, Blandville, p. 276B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard, Blandville, p. 562. Ballard County Kentucky Cemeteries, vol. 5 (Wickliffe, Ky.: Ballard-Carlisle Historical & Genealogical Society, 1995), p. 46. Find A Grave, "Wilson S. Watson (1820-1892)," Memorial #77290800, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77290800 (accessed June 16, 2017). James "Madison" Unsell (Ballard county, Kentucky, farmer) N00001436 1823? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah E. Hayes Unsell. Father of Henry F. Unsell, William H. Unsell, Jeremiah Hayes Unsell, Wingfield S. Unsell, Martha A. Unsell, and infant Unsell. Laborer in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Ballard County in 1860. Employed Lawrence Condry as a laborer in Ballard County in 1860. Farmer in Ballard County in 1863.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, p. 289A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 569. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Ballard County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 45. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #19793. George W. Utterback (Ballard County, Kentucky, merchant) N00007427 1821? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Mary N. Utterback. Father of Sarah E. Utterback and Emily K. Utterback. Merchant in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Ballard County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Ballard County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, p. 598. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 567. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville District, p. 3. Osburn Bett (Ballard County, Kentucky, postmaster and farmer) N00015373 1818? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, postmaster and farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Louisa M. Bett. Father of Mary E. Bett and Gracey A. Bett. Postmaster in Blandville, Kentucky, from February 23,1853, to June 11, 1858. Farmer in Blandville in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Blandville in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 563. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 34A. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Ballard County, Kentucky, vol. 28. George W. Martin (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) N00015375 1816-07-15 1883-05-05 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Catherine B. Martin. Father of Joseph M. Martin. Farmer in Fulton County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Fulton County in 1850. Farmer in Ballard County in 1860. Owned thirteen enslaved persons in Ballard County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fulton County, p. 119A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Fulton County, p. 924. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 571. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 35B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, District 3, p. 402A. "George W. Martin (1816-1883)," Find A Grave, Memorial 110621237, accessed August 18, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110621237. Charles S. Marshall (Ballard County, Kentucky, attorney and circuit judge) N00002214 1821-01-19 1896-11-13 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, attorney and judge. Bourbon County, Kentucky, native. Son of Thomas A. Marshall. Married to Emily V. Corbett Marshall in 1848. Father of Susan Marshall, Mary Marshall, Thomas C. Marshall, Lucey E. Marshall, Jacob Marshall, and Ann Marshall. Graduated from the Law Department of Transylvania University in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1842. Attorney in McCracken County, Kentucky, in 1850. Elected county attorney of Ballard County in 1856. Attorney in Ballard County in 1860. Circuit judge of the First Judicial District of Kentucky from 1862 to 1867.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: John Eaker, Sr. (Graves County, Kentucky, state senator, state representative, and farmer) Legal: Arthur Gardner (Graves County, Kentucky, saddler, postmaster, railroad agent, and trader) Legal: Dorrell Newton Bradley (Graves County, Kentucky, tobacconist) Legal: William A. Turner (Graves County, Kentucky, student, farmer, circuit court clerk, and county clerk) Legal: Thomas Franklin Beadles (Graves County, Kentucky, student and clerk) Legal: Philip D. Yeiser (Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, Commonwealth's attorney.) Economic: Fulton Circuit Court Political: Edward Irwin Bullock (Fulton and Hickman County, Kentucky, attorney) Political: Hickman Circuit Court Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McCracken County, Paducah and Suburbs, p. 160A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 561. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McCracken County, Paducah, p. 139A. "A Good Man Gone," Daily Missoulian (Missoula, MT), November 14, 1896, p. 1. "C.S. Marshall Dead," The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), November 14, 1896, p. 2. Linville R. Rich (Ballard County, Kentucky, master wagonmaker) N00001437 1833-10-22 1909-12-31 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, wagon maker. Kentucky native. Son of Jessy Rich. Married to Louisa Rich. Father of Delila Rich, John T. Rich, William Rich, Mary E. Rich, Laura Rich, and Casline Rich. Married to Lucretia Rich. Farmer in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1850. Master wagon maker in Ballard County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 2. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, District No. 3, p. 85. Find A Grave, "Linville R. W. Rich (1833-1909)," Memorial #31011081, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31011081 (accessed September 18, 2017). Darwin M. Johnson (Ballard Co., KY, farmer) N00001382 1824? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Scott County, Kentucky, native. Married to Nancy Malinda Johnson in Ballard County, Kentucky, on November 15, 1853. Father of Lucy Johnson, George S. Johnson, Francis M. Johnson, Colisle Johnson, Udora Johnson, Beatrice Johnson, and Thomas Johnson. Resident in Ballard County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville District, p. 29. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, District 3, p. 26. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027, Ballard County Marriages. Pleasant A. Bondurant (merchant, ballard county, KY) N00002018 1828? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Mariah H. Bondurant. Father of Jo Annie Bondurant. Merchant in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 6. Andrew Bodkin (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) N00002059 1828-09-02 1890-10-20 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Henry County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary N. Bodkin. Father of George W. Bodkin, Asa Bodkin, and Charles H. Bodkin. Farmer in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville, p. 5. Find A Grave, "Andrew Bodkin (1828-1890)," Memorial #55380154, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55380154 (accessed September 21, 2017). James. E. Weaver (Ballard County, Kentucky, sawyer and farmer) N00015379 1831? 1867-01 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer and sawyer. Tennessee native. Son of Sarah B. Weaver. Married to Natty Weaver. Father of Jennie A. Weaver. Farmer in Christian County, Kentucky, in 1850. Sawyer in Ballard County in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 440B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Tharps, p. 691. "Jim Weaver (1867)," Find A Grave, Memorial #154105893, accessed August 18, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154105893. Walter R. Weaver (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) N00015385 1832? Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Son of Joseph Weaver. Married to Henrietta Weaver. Father of Sarah A. Weaver. Farmer in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Ballard County in 1860. Farmer in Ballard County in 1863.

Relationships Familial: James. E. Weaver (Ballard County, Kentucky, sawyer and farmer) Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, p. 286A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Tharps, p. 690-1. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Ballard County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 47. Eli Evans (Blandville, Kentucky, farmer and cooper) N00001482 1826-07-15 1883-10-07 Categories: People

Blandville, Kentucky, cooper and farmer. Ohio native. Married to Sarah Jane Evans. Father of Evaline Evans, Elonzo Evans, Elizabeth A. Evans, Mary F. Evans, Sarah B. Evans, Harriett Evans, and George Evans. Cooper in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Blandville in 1860.

Relationships Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County], p. 293A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Blandville District, p. 26. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, District No. 8, p. 85. Find A Grave, "Eli Evans (1826-1883)," Memorial #36217118, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36217118 (accessed September 20, 2017). Thomas H. Corbett (Ballard Co, Kentucky, attorney, Comwlth atty 1st Jud Distr 1860-61, State House Rep) N00001359 1830-01-08 1902-05-09 Categories: People

Blandville, Kentucky, attorney, commonwealth's attorney, and politician. Hickman County, Kentucky, native. Married to Rebecca Coil Corbett on December 22, 1853. Father of Jacob Corbett. Attended the Kentucky Military Institute. Studied law under Judge Bigger of Blandville. Admitted to the bar in 1852. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky representing Ballard and McCracken Counties from 1855 to 1857. Commonwealth's Attorney for the 1st Judicial District in Ballard County from 1860 to 1861. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky representing Ballard and McCracken Counties from 1865 to 1875.

Relationships Legal: Fulton Circuit Court Legal: Thomas J. Wallace, Sr. (Hickman, Kentucky, brick mason) Legal: John W. Cole (Hickman, Kentucky, brick mason) Legal: Thomas H. Richardson (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Social: Thomas J. Juett (Ballard County, Kentucky, saddler and postmaster) Social: M. Murray (Ballard Co., Ky, justice of the peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard, Blandsville, p. 7. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 355-59. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994027, Ballard County Marriages. The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, vol. 1 (Cincinnati: J. M. Armstrong & Company, 1878), 537. Lewis Collins and Richard H. Collins, Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Covington, KY: Collins & Co., 1874), 698-99. Ballard County, Kentucky P001035 Categories: Places

County in far western Kentucky. Seat at Blandville. Located on the Ohio River.

37.036, -89.0179 “Ballard County, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed February 26, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 12-13. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Petition English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excelency the Govener of Kentucky, Your petitioners would respectfully represent, ^that^ at the August Election for 1862 T. J. Jewett was Comisio elected a Justice of the Peace in the 4th District, for the county of Ballard and that that the said T. J. Jewett refuses, to accept the said appointment. We would farther represent that the Fourth District is the one in which the Court House is Situated, and that's that's District more particularly needs, requires an officer of the kind to which Mr Jewett was chosen. We would therefor recommend to the favorable considerations of your Excellency, our fellow Citizen Mr. M Murray, who is every way well qualified for the position, and a gentleman of good standing in the Community, until such time, as will enable the people to fill the office, by another Election. As in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray &Cc --

A. J. Warener Asa Richardson J,, B,, Ross C B C W S Watson C B C J. M. Unsell T J Juett G W Utterback O. Bett Georg Martin J Sab. Odgen C. S. Marshall L. R. Rich D M John Son P H Bondurant A Bodkin James. E. Weaver Walter. R. Weaver E A Evans T H Corbett

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Ballard Co

J. P. Dist No 4 M. Murray. AppdDecr 22 1862