Petition from George Houston to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 25, 1865

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Petition from George Houston to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 25, 1865

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Bell, E.Bell, Joseph Binns, J. W.Brady, James Cader, M.Chawby?, William G.Collier, Henry Crenshaw, Robert Donald, D. S. M.Dumas, D. D.Dumas, J. E.Edmond?, L.? T.?Gaddis, P. M.Golden, H. H.Golding, T. R.Grigsby, John B.Grigsby, V. J.Holowell, Unknown Holowell, Unknown, Mrs.Houston, George Johnson, J. B.Johnson, J. W.Johnson, James G.Jones, ?. H.Jones, Z.Lay, J. F.Lay, M. C.Leggitt, Alexander Reily, William Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873 Sharp, E. F.Sharp, John G.Sharp, L. M.Stubbs, F. M.Taylor, F. B.Temples, J.Wilbanks, John

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To his Excellency W. L. Sharkey Governor of the State of Mississippi.

The petition of the undersigned; a citizen of the county of Leake and State aforesaid would respectfully Show unto your Excellency; That said petitioner is now very old; and diseased So much so; that he is not able to labor but very little; having been confined to his bed the greater portion of last year, that said petitioner has reared a large family of children all of whom have grown up and left him and his old companion alone, Your petitioner would further Show that in the year 1862 one of his sons in law Mr Holowell died in the Confederate States Service; and that Soon after, Mrs Holowell his wife (and daughter of your petitioner) also

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died leaving four helpless little children on the hands of your petitioner with nothing upon which to support them; that these children have been supported entirely by your petitioner since the death of their parents; that said petitioner and his wife are poor and have no help or means of subsistence beyond thier own bodily labor and are realy unable to provide fully for thier own wants much less to raise and educate four orphan children who are not able to help themselves at all; Your petitioner further shows that the community in which he lives is poor; and unable to render him assistance under the circumstances that are now existing in regard to the County, and that the County Treasury of his county is empty consequently the Board of Police cannot

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assist the indigent and destitute of thier County at present. And your petitioner fears that unless he can get some help from the State that said orphan Chil-dren will be compeled to Suffer. Therefore the premises Considered your petitioner prays your Excellency for such help to the Said Children as may be meet and proper; and he as in duty bound will ever pray &c

George. Houston

August 25^th 1865.

We the undersigned, neighbors of the said petitioner do hereby concur in the above petition; and recommend the Said Orphan Children as proper objects of help and that the said petitioner Houston is a man whose viracity can be relied upon in Safty; in our opinion,

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Jno. B. Grigsby
<h3>Probate courts</h3> <p>A court of law for "the legal process of deciding if a person's will has been made correctly and if the information it contains is correct." (CD) </p> " ref="#S55586">Probate Clerk
<h3>Donald, D. S. M.</h3> " ref="#S32029856">D. S. M. Donald President
<h3>Grigsby, V. J.</h3> " ref="#S32029858">V. J. Grigsby
<h3>Dumas, J. E.</h3> " ref="#S32029859">J. E. Dumas
<h3>Jones, Z.</h3> " ref="#S32007405">Z Jones
<h3>Jones, ?. H.</h3> " ref="#S32029860">? H Jones
<h3>Dumas, D. D.</h3> " ref="#S32029861">D D Dumas
<h3>Sharp, E. F.</h3> " ref="#S32007420">E. F. Sharp M D
<h3>Johnson, James G.</h3> " ref="#S32029862">James G Johnson
<h3>Collier, Henry</h3> " ref="#S32027637">Henry Collier
<h3>Sharp, John G.</h3> " ref="#S32029863">John. G. Sharp
<h3>Sharp, L. M.</h3> " ref="#S32029864">L M. Sharp
<h3>Golding, T. R.</h3> " ref="#S32029865">T. R. Golding
<h3>Gaddis, P. M.</h3> " ref="#S32007454">P M Gaddis
<h3>Lay, M. C.</h3> " ref="#S32029866">M C Lay
<h3>Taylor, F. B.</h3> " ref="#S32029867">F B Taylor
<h3>Golden, H. H.</h3> " ref="#S32029868">H H Golden
<h3>Johnson, J. B.</h3> " ref="#S32029869">J. B. Johnson
<h3>Crenshaw, Robert</h3> " ref="#S32029870">Robert Crenshaw
<h3>Bell, E.</h3> " ref="#S32029871">E Bell
<h3>Wilbanks, John</h3> " ref="#S32007430">John Wilbanks
<h3>Lay, J. F.</h3> " ref="#S32029872">J F Lay
<h3>Temples, J.</h3> " ref="#S32029873">J. Temples
<h3>Reily, William</h3> " ref="#S32029874">W^m Reily
<h3>Binns, J. W.</h3> " ref="#S32029875">J W Binns
<h3>Brady, James</h3> " ref="#S104889">James Brady
<h3>Chawby?, William G.</h3> " ref="#S32029876">William G Chawby?
<h3>Edmond?, L.? T.?</h3> " ref="#S32030389">L? T? Edmond?
<h3>Johnson, J. W.</h3> " ref="#S94264">J W Johnson
<h3>Cader, M.</h3> " ref="#S32029877">M Cader
<h3>Stubbs, F. M.</h3> " ref="#S32029878">F M Stubbs
<h3>Leggitt, Alexander</h3> " ref="#S32029879">Alexander Leggitt
<h3>Bell, Joseph</h3> " ref="#S104332">Jo^s Bell