Petition to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 11, 1865

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Petition to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 11, 1865

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Able, I.Chilton, A. R.Doyle, Unknown Kennard, Unknown McLeod, Unknown Norriss, W. B.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873 Smith, S. M.Strickland, W. M.Vaughan, Unknown

Events

Military Events--Capitulations Taxation Taxation--Exemption Taxation--Mississippi

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Mechanics Medical Profession Medical Profession--Pharmacists Merchants

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Mississippi--Lafayette County. Oxford

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Impoverished People

Page 1

We the undersigned Citizens Mechanics and Merchants of Oxford Lafayette Co Miss do most respectfully petition your Excellency for a revission of the fifty Dollars Tax for the reasons Our County is a Barren Wilderness and Town a Mass of Brick and Mertar and our Citizens in an almost impoverished Condition, having been depredated upon by both Armies Since the Commencement of the war and with the limited Means Employed by our Merchants and Mechanics and the Scarcity of money in the Country upon whose patronage they rely for a Support, Make the Tax an onerous and heavy one Your Petitioners Pray as in duty bound &c &c

Oxford Lafayette Co
Aug 11^th/65
To His Excellency W. L. Sharkey
Prov^l Govr State Miss

Kennard & Doyle [gap] Merchants
W B Norris [gap] Mechanic
I Able [gap] Mechanic
S M Smith [gap] "
A. R. Chilton [gap] Merchant
WM. Strickland [gap] Druggist
M^cLeod & Vaughan [gap] Merchants

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Petition from numerous citizens of Oxford for the remission of their taxes

This appliction is for general re-mission—particular cases ought to be stated