TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
The undersigned citizens of Shelby County would respectfully represent that they are informed that parties from Rusk, Nacogdoches, Panola, and a small portion of our County intend to present a petition to your Honorable Body asking you to create a new County out of portions of these aforesaid Counties greatly to our injury and most respectfully ask to remonstrate against the injustice sought to be done us.
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| R.A. YOUNG | R.E. JONES | H.J. JARRELL |
| J.W. BALLARD | C.S. RAINES | JAS. W. PLEDGE |
| E.D. MORRISON | T.G. SPIVEY | J.W. SHIRY |
| N.S. WOODFIN | HENRY HORTON | H.A. RAP |
| A.J. BRODECHER | J.F. ROBERTS | CALVIN DAVIS |
| J.N. STING | L.D. HENRY | THORP DAVIS |
| HOMER RICHARD | BAYLRO THOMPSON | WARN BUSBY |
| A.W. BROWN | T.C. MORRISON | A.J. JOLLEY |
| JAMES DRIVER | M.H. COZART | JAS. W. REED |
| ANDERSON WHEELER | D.C. BRYAN | E.M. HUGHES |
| WADE BUSSEY | R.R. MORRISON | J.M. DARRELL |
| STEPHEN KING | M.L. PARTIN | L.C. RAMSEY |
| W.S. BOGUE | K.C. SARMIS | I.R. TYRE |
| O.R. MORRISON | JOHN RAMSY | J.G. RISINGER |
| P.M. HAIRGROVE | JOHN ELIAGLE | JOHN M. WRIGHT |
| KELVIN STOCKMAN | JOSHUA BUSBY | A.L. OLIVER |
| WILLIAM HILTON | ALLEN HAMMON | J.L. RAMSEY |
| H.C. RAMSY | NAT STEPHENSON | THOMAS BUSSEY |
| LOIS BRINSON | WESLEY DAVIS | BOBB DAVIS |
| MACH DAVIS | M.C. KING | REUBEN KING |
| SMART BAL L | BEN BRYAN | JAMES BRYAN |
| DAY BRYAN | DAVID SOUTHERN | HENRY TURNER |
| JOE HOOPER | WM. HOOPER | J.E. HOOPER |
| BOSTON COURTY | OWEN BRYAN | JOHN NIXON |
| JOE NIXON | FRED DERAMONOS | BABY OLIVER |
| W.H. HILTON | WESLEY DAVIS | JOHN M. WELCH |
| I.C. SPARKS | JAMES SPARKS | Z. BOOTH |
| H.P. STRONG | D.I. JOHNSTON | BEN BALLARD |
| J.M. SMITH | BENJAMIN YARBROUGH | J. GIMS |
| H. SMITH | W.M. THOMAS | A. YARBROUGHT |
| J. JONES | W.M. BOWLIN | W.G. PORTER |
| JOHN SAPP | T.J. TOODD | W.E. LEMONS |
| T. M. LAMBERIGHT | MATT BRYAN | HENRY BOLAN |
| LINK HOOPER | HENRY HOOPER | FRANK HOOPER |
| ASBERRY DERAMMAS | THOMAS DRIVER | F. BECK |
| JASPER DRIVER | THOMPSON DRIVER | W.W. WRIGHT |
| A. MCLAMON | JASPER BRYAN | LOUIS KING |
| A. RICHARDS | JACK RICHARDS | AGE KING |
| BLUE KING | BEN KING | HENRY BELL |
| JOSHUA BENFORT | S.W. CRAWFORD | ALLEN HAMMER |
| EMAUEL BALLARD | W.S. LAMBRIGHT | OWEN BRYAN |
| R.L. FERN | J.W. TUCKER | T.H. RAMSEY |
| F.B. SNADRS | J.T. IVEY | J. M. SMITH |
| LEE BUSSEEY | L. BECK | M. BELL |
| L.L. GARDNER | W.J. BOOTH | KING SOLOMON |
| AUBERRY DURAMUS | J.C. MORRISON | PETER SWANSON |
| ABE STIFILEN | SNOW BRYAN | CAPIEL LANCE |
| A.F. MEANES | L.A. NEEL | G.W. SOLOMON |
| G. LIWOLL | G.C. RICHARDS | J.M. RAMSEY |
| R.S. WAINSTORE | L.J. MCBROOM | JAS. H. SCATES |
| WM. H. YARBROUGHT | J.S. TIMS | D.W. TERELCE |
| WILLIS POWERS | M.S. BLANKENSHIP | J.A. KIDD |
| MUTT ROBERTS | W.F. POWDRILL | W.B. GRAVES |
| GEO. W. FORSYTH | S.T. KING | G.N. WOODFIN |
| A.R. LESLIE | J.H. WRIGHT | MOTT AKIN |
| PETER CARY | RIMAH KING | ROBERT STORNG |
| GIDD HOOPER | JONAH ROBERTS | RALPH ROBERTS |
| FRANK STRONG | ELICK ROBERTS | ELIS BRYAN |
| R.H. RUNNELS | HENRY B. OLIVER | S. OLIVER |
| JAMES T. BOGARD | GOERGE BOGARD | L.H. CONWAY |
| H. HANCOCK | H. M. POWERS | J.D. TODD |
| F.L. JOHNSTON | RODOLPHUS STARLING | T.J. CRUMP |
| W.H. WRIGHT | W.B. HUTCHISON | J.M. SMITH |
| J.W. STALLINGS | R.T.B. SPIVEY | R.N. BRYAN |
| J. L. RAMSY | JOHN R. POWDRILL | J.D. HORTON |
| WILLIAM SMITH | P.H. MCLAUGHLIN | LOUIS MOSLEY |
| W.A. PERRY | WM. PORTER | G. CARLE |
| WM. SHERMAN | J.J. SHERMAN | H. MOORE |
| JASPER DRIVER | ARCH YARBOROUGH | N. STEPHENS |
| H.C.A. LESLIE | PHILIP GRIAVES | J.E. JONES |
| J. M. HOOPER | JAMES HOOPER | M. M. MAY |
| HOSE HARLAND | J.L. STEPHENSON | J.C. MOTT |
| A. DAVIDSON | WM. FISHMAN | W. GREEN |
| T.W. HUCHISON | E. BALLARD | J. STEPHENS |
| GEORGE HOOPER | LEWIS LYONS | R.B. WILSON |
| WILLIAM MAYES | G.B. RUCHING | J.P. WHEELER |
| L. B. KING | W.H. KING | T.G. ADAMS |
| L.P. TAYLOR | GEORGE TAYLRO | SMITH ENGLISH |
| J.W. WILKINSON | JOHN MAY | J.N. WELCH |
| W.W. GRAVES | W.N. WILLIAMS | L.P. WILLIAMS |
| E.M. HILL | TOM HILL | J.A. RUNNELS |
| AMBUS RICHARDS | ETHRIDGE NELSON | J.L. SOUTHERN |
| G.P. MCAULEY | J.F. HEAD | W.S. BOGUE |
| FRANK MIDLOCK | ALONZO HILLIARD | JAMES KING |
| W. M. BILLINGSLEY | JOHN B. BAKER | SNIDER ? |
| B.S. GIBBS | R. GIBBS | T.C.S. |
| M.S. MAY | J.T. MAY | M.J.CONNEL |
| JAMES FRENO | J.H. THOMAS | W.W. BUTLER |
| HAL BUTLER | JAMES BUTLER | E.F. BRYAN |
| ALLEN PHILLIPS | W.C. MAHAN | LOUIS FEARS |
| JACKSON MOORE | J. TILMAN | STEVEN JONES |
| CLINT RUSSEL | LEROY HOOPER | HENRY HALL |
| MONROE BANDS | JORDAN TRUITT | J. BELL |
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