North Carolina General Assembly - Sessions 1797
Box 3, Petitions
North Carolina State Archives

State of Nt Carolina
Mgomery County

To the Honourable the Speakers of Both Houses of th Grand Assembly we thy Humble Petitioner send Greeting to your Consideration the Great Aggreavance and Hardship that we thy Petitioner Labour under and Knowing Gentleman that the office in which you Occupy in is to Consider and Administor Reliefs unto those of your Loyal Subject who Labour under Agrevievances and Disadvantages~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Therefore we thy Petitioners treat your Honour Gentlemen that you will Consider the disadvantage that we lie under by haveing but one place of election and General Muster in Our County as the Citiation Our County issuch that, by haveing by haveing but one place of Election and also of General Muster ot the Court House on the East Side of the Yadkin River And we thy Petitioner who live on the West Side of said River A Great Number at least forty miles from the said River which Renders still more to our Disadvantage and the River and the River being well known to be very Difficult to cross at the the time of Low waters that we have Experienced it that in time of High waters all though we attend Ever so Early at Musters we cannot all get a cross in time to Answer the purposthat we are Call there for, Either to a Muster or Election and further Gentlemen it is well known that it is Generally late before men are Discharge Place of Rondozvous that is till Very Late ____ In the Night before they get a cross and the River being very wide & rapped in time of high waters that we Consider that we Risk Great Hazards of our Lives -- as their has been many Istances of Boats been Over set and those in them Lost A Crossing ---- & Gentlemen we not Only Commercerate our own hardship we labour under but adding and additionas Expense to the Publick -- we being Admit gerry fee-- & such and Extravagant Premeam to be paid Annually to those who keep the Ferry------ that we Consider it a Publick Aggreivance as well as our private life therefore beseach your Honours to permit we the Petitioners on the west side of the Sd River allso a separate Election in Like Manner Asit wood Relieve we thy petitioners of A very Great aggreavance and Hardship And also wood Curtail a publick Expense which we are Very sensible of ther Great Expense that Our County has already been [at] and know it is Not your Desires to Auumalate them your Venerable Assebly will Ever be Acknowledged by Your Most Humble petitioners

Septm 12th 1797

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Marcus Palmer

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__________ Lewis? Stokes Henry Brown __________ Richard Hunucut Robert Turner __________ J_____h____el Joshua Davis Jacob Burtson? Richard polling Jas Duke Charles Gagle Junr Jams Haly Richd Watt David Bradford Thos Smith Meril Randle Benjm Bradford James Hathcock John Thompson ______ ________ John talor? John Snuggs John? Atkinson _______Hathcock George Shankle William burgess? David Gurly? Geo Allen ________ ______ Hudson Taylor Val Shankle Leonard Metheny? Bryan Austin Thos Blewwitt ____________ Elija Roberson John Kendle Christopher Lyerly John Palmer Junr Jas Molum? ______ ____ ___ William Johnson Capt David Blalock Cl____ C___ton William Hunter Arthur Robinson Medry _____ John Thomas Jn Robert Short younger (X) Hai_drass? Jno Randle Peter Miller Thso (X) Hatley? John Colson Isaac Smith Malichia Harwood Thos Rice John Sh__t? John (X) Burgiess? Wm Smith John Lea Robert Stokes timis___ Sally Geo Blair Shawood? (X) Smith James Loew Wm Rice Wiley? Cr________ Nimrod Taylor Josiah Davidson W (X)___say John Hagler John Davidson Edward (X) Hearin Jacob Shankle John Wall Gorg Re__m---g Abraham Shankle John Walker Andr Bankson? Solomon Mabey Uriah Stone __(German)__ Jos Smtih Thos Randle Charles Cook Richard Hildrett Wallis Phillips John Sallg? Mathew Philips Jas Hopnson Wm Mabry Aron S____y Allen Upenurch Jesse Turner Thos Smith Nathan Simpson Mathew Collee_r Wilson Randle Jas Colleiier? Isham Randle Jas Wilmouth Jas Watkins Geo Swaringen Richard Stokes Huit Uz_e_ Samuel Allen ________________________________________

____rick Roggers __________________ _______ Roggers John Poppellin E____d Almond Willim Poppelen Elisha Hunneycut Harbert Sugg Thos Womutton? Nathan Robinson Hosa (Asa?) Smith William Yarby Nimrod? Rowland Jessey Coley Simson Nobles Young Stokes John Burges Gorge Coley Robert Rowland James Coley Henry Tea______ Jonathan Kollen Bird Pyron Abner Stokes Aaron Green Jonathan McSwain Daniel McLester John Stokes Solomon Burris Jonathan McSwain Henry Vanderwood John Stokes John Spencer Josiah floyd Wm W-mver Capt Richard R__nton ____Lea Ephraim Canter Henry Taylor bia? Atkins Thos Stokes Thos Floyd W. Crittendon J. Smith JP? Jas Leg Christian Lippard Jeremiah Barnett W. R. Allen _____ Kendall fillipe freeze? Parham Randle John M________s Lo__hica? Weaver Christian Guigo__ Tray? Robinson Jack Coper Asa Atkins Charls furent? Edmond Taylor Cris cobel _____Coble Hanry Cobel Andy Smith