Petition from Andrew Gibb to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 24, 1864

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Petition from Andrew Gibb to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 24, 1864

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Brumfield, John Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Ellis, N. H.Gibb, Andrew Mangum, W. H.Mayes, R. B.

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Distillation Legislation. Mississippi Legislation. Mississippi. An act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquors (Approved April 5, 1864)Political Office--Appointment to office

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Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Courts and Judicial Systems--Probate courts Mississippi--Legislature

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Distilleries Retail Stores Retail Stores--Alcohol

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Clerks Commercial Agents Judges Judges. Probate Law and Practice Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Sheriffs

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Mississippi--Yazoo County. Yazoo City

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To his Excellency, Charles Clark,
Governor of the State of Mississippi.

Your petitioner, Andrew Gibb, would respectfully represent to your Excellency, that he is a resident citizen of the county of Yazoo, and desires your Excellency to appoint him an agent to dispense spirits in said county, for medicinal use, by virtue of the act of the Legislature of said state, entitled "An act to prevent the distilation of spirituous liquors, and to declare the distilleries to be public and common nuisances, and to authorize the same to be abated, and for other purposes;" Approved April 5, 1864.

Your petitioner sends herewith his bond, and the affi-davit and recommendation required by said act.

And your petitioner will ever pray Yazoo City, August 24th, 1864.

Andrew Gibb.

Recommendation.

State of Mississippi
County of Yazoo

We do hereby certify upon our honor that Andrew Gibb is a resident citizen of the county of Yazoo, and has been for ten years last past; and that he is a sober and reliable man, and one, in our opinion, well qualified to discharge the duties of a dispenser of spirituous liquors for medicinal purposes.

R. B. Mayes, Probate Judge
W. H. Mangum, Shff
N. H. Ellis, Circuit Clerk
John Brumfield Probate Clerk

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Andrew Gibb
Yazzoo co
No. 43