Petition; November 8, 1864

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Petition; November 8, 1864

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People

Adams, Benjamin C.Brannon, J. L.Cheves, T. A.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Hartley, S. B.Lake, Levin McLean, R. D.Ward, T.Wilson, S. R.

Events

Appointment to office Distillation Military Engagements Military Engagements--Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 Mississippi. Legislation. An act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquors… (Approved April 5, 1864)

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Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)

Organizations and Businesses

Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Distilleries Probate courts

Occupations

Clerks Judges Justices of the peace Probate law and practice Selling--Liquors Sheriffs

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Grenada (Miss.)Yalobusha County (Miss.)

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People with disabilities

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The State of Mississippi
Yalobusha County

We the undersigned Civil officers of Said County, do hereby certify upon our honor that S. B. Hartley is a resident citizen of the Town of Grenada in said County of Yalobusha and has been for three years last past and that he is a Sober and reliable man, and one in our opin=ion, well qualified to discharge the duties of a dispenser of Spirituous liquors for medicinal purposes, That the Said S B Hartley is seriously disabled for life by reason of wounds received in Battle at Shiloh in the Confederate Service,

Given under our hand this 8^th day of Nov. 1864

T. A. Cheves Probate Judge
T. Ward Probate Clerk
J L Brannon Circuit Clerk
S. R. Wilson Sheriff

The State of Mississippi
County of Yalobusha

Know all men by these presents that we S B Hartley Principal and Benjamin C Adams and Levin Lake

Sureties are held and firmly bound unto the State of Mississippi in the Sum of Five Thousand Dollars, to be paid to the Said State, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally firmly by these presents, Sealed with our Seals and dated this 9^th day of November AD 1864

Whereas the above principal obligor has been appointed by the Governor of said State agent to dispense liquors in the county above named, according to the provisions of an act entitled "An Act to prevent the distillation of Spirituous liquors, and to declare distilleries to be public nuisances, and to authorize the Same to be abated, and for other purposes" approved April 5^th 1864. Now if the Said principal Obligor shall faithfully discharge the duties of such agency, and account and pay over to the State all the money arising from Sale of said Spirits, and properly dispose of all Spirit=uous liquors placed in his charge, and at the termination of his agency shall deliver to the State all that has not been previously sold and lawfully disposed of, then this obligation to be void, else to be and remain in full force and virtue,

S. B. Hartley
B. C. Adams
Levin Lake

The State of Mississippi
County of Yalobusha

Personally came before the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for Said County B C Adams and Levin Lake Sureties in the above bond and made oath that they

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are worth the Sum of Five Thousand Dollars in property in this State over and above their debts and liabilities,

Sworn to and subscribed this 9^th day of November AD 1864

R D M^cLean—Justice of the Peace

B. C. Adams
Levin Lake

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The State of Mississippi
County of Yalobusha

I S B Hartley, having been appointed by the Governor of the State of Mississippi, an agent to dispense Spirituous liquors in the Said County for medical use, do Solemnly Swear that I will, without fear, favor or affection, dispense all Spirits placed in my hands, or which may come within my control, in Strict accordance with the law, under which my appointment is made, and without any evasion, Subterfuge or chicane of any Sort.

S. B. Hartley

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9^th day of November AD 1864
R D M^cLean J, P,