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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-0001-031-0262 R1-359

Sharpsburg, Bath County, Kentucky Sharpsburg, Bath County, Kentucky 1863-05-09 Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Bath County Sharpsburg Ky May 9th 63 To his Excellency Gov. Jas F. Robinson

Dr Sir The undersigned citizens of Sharpsburg District would respectfully make known to your Excellency, that because of the troubles in our county, which have caused our Court Judge to absent himself from home, to avoid personal violence from the rebels, we have had no Court since his election to office. Consequently no officers appointed to conduct the election which should have been held for the election of Justices & Constables on the 1st Saturday Inst -- And as, without an election is held by the first day of June next, we will be without the benefit of a Court at our regular June Term, we would respectfully ask your Excellency to Commission James S. Ramy a Justice of the Peace for this District from the 1st day of June, when his present term expires.

Most Respectfully &c

W. Peck Jno H Campton Thos G. Whaley George A Whitney J W Stephens E B Sanders L A Brown

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Thomas J. Atkinson F. E. Cougleton W, L, Lane James Smathers Richard Crouch Jas W Burns Q. A. Bogil J. S. Berry S Poland W A Cunningham Y. M. Grunsant C P Van Pelk Archie Brerin Robt Howe Joseph Stephens J. H. Henry H. I Baird Thos Sharp C P Browning

Gov Robinson will please act upon the above petition as soon as possible and oblige his

Petitioners

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No election having been held for Justices of the Peace at the time fixed by law -- a vacancy existed in Sharpsburg district Bath Co. Ky. -- (See 1 S. R. S. p. 439.) which vacancy can be temporarily filled, until Aug. Election, by the Governor (ib. p. 441.)

The within presents a proper case for a commission to the person recommended or any other the Govr may think proper to appoint -- to run till the August Election, and until his successor shall be qualified.

A. J. James Atto Genl

Bath Co.

J. P. Dist No 1. AppdJune 1. 1863.