Petition to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 20, 1862

Evergreen Newton County Miss,, Jany 20^th ^1862^

To His Exlancy Hon,, J. J. Pettus Govr. Miss,,

We the undersign Petitioners and Patterns of Evergreen P,O, Newton County Miss,, beg leave to Respectfully ask your consideration on the proptiety of Exemping W^m,, J. Lovett from Milatary duty as Postmaster at Evergreen Newton County Miss,, durineg the time he Shall Serve as Postmaster at the above nameed office as there is no other person in the immediate Vicinity of the office that is calculated and Qualified to discharg the duties of the office and the calling of the Said W^m,, J. Lovett out in the Service would Natually Discontinue the office and cause agret Distitution in this vicinity We further certify that we have bin acquanted with the above nameed W^m,, J. Lovett for Several years and know him to be a man of infirm and feble health and Said W^m,, J. Lovett Makes a faithful and accomidating Postmaster and has bin Discharging the duties of Postmaster at the above nameed office for the Past Fifteen years and We beg for his Exemption as Sutch

Respectfully Submitted Mary Johnson [gap] 1 Mary Alexander [gap] 2 Hariett Cochran [gap] 3 Louisa Boatner [gap] 4 Edny Cochran [gap] 5 Sarah Johnson [gap] 6 Mary Windham [gap] 7 Lucritia Giles [gap] 8

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Margrett Lee [gap] 9 Matilda Haley [gap] 10 Mary Atkins [gap] 11 Sarah Murph [gap] 12 H Dun [gap] 13 Elzer Eubanks [gap] 14 Lucinda Brown [gap] 15 J Giles [gap] 16

Mary J Sauley [gap] 17 Francis Brown [gap] 18 D Hersing [gap] 19 Milly C Brooks [gap] 20 Nancy Cooksay [gap] 21 Sarah Cooksay [gap] 22 P. Linger [gap] 23 B. F. Fingle [gap] 24 Mary Smith [gap] 25 Emoline Walker [gap] 26 Nancy Saville [gap] 27 Mary P. Cross [gap] 28 Nancy Carson [gap] 29 Sarah M Johnson 30 Susun Thompson ^31^ Mary Thompson [gap] 32 Sue L Reynolds [gap] 33 Adele Ann Grisson 34

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J. Matt [gap] 35 Barbery Rigdon [gap] 36 Elizabeth Pearson [gap] 37 Tabitha Davidson [gap] 38 Margarett Isha [gap] 39 Mary Kun [gap] 40 June Dollar [gap] 41 Elizabeth Rush [gap] 42 Mary Jane Carson [gap] 43 Caroline Drew 44 Thursby Ann Williamson ^45^ Martha Ann Wilkinson [gap] 46 Amy P Morse [gap] 47 M A Coats [gap] 48 Margaret Clearman 49 Mary Harris [gap] 50 Delila Gilbert [gap] 51 Maranda Wegington [gap] 52 Anolizer Grice [gap] 53 F Sessions [gap] 54 Elizabeth Freman [gap] 55 C Hitt [gap] 56

the within named W J Lovett is Exempt from the conscription and we ask for his Exemption from the Malitia as Postmaster at Evergreen Miss

Petition Discharge of W^m J Lovett Evergreen Miss