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Date: January 28, 1789
Petition of the inhabitants of Burke County, [Georgia], 1789 Jan. 28, to the
Speaker and House of Assembly
[of Georgia] / William Allen ...
Summary: This document dated January 28, 1789 is a petition from the inhabitants
of the Rocky Comfort settlement of Burke County, Georgia to the Georgia Assembly
complaining of having to send payment for their specific tax, ostensibly for
support of soldiers fighting unnamed Indians, to either Waynesboro or Buckhead
instead of keeping it in upper Burke County.
SOUTHEASTERN NATIVE AMERICAN DOCUMENTS 1730 -
1842
Document: TCC939
PETITION OF BURKE COUNTY GEORGIA
28, JAN 1789
To the Honourable [Honorable] the Speaker and House of Assembly: William
Allen
The Petition Humbly Sheweth that we the Inhabitants of Rockey Comfort and the
upper part of Burke County do Labour [Labor] under a Grieveance [Grievance] in
Regard of Sending our Specific Tax to Waynsboroughor to Buckheadwhich is (30 or
forty miles from the before mencion,d [mentioned] upper End of Burke which in
all probability for are to be dispos'd [disposed] of for the Support of our Army
against the Indians and as the before Mencion,d [Mentioned] distance is a
Contrary way from where in all probability it will be wanting,Last year we paid
in Rockey Comfort Settlement and it was Brought from near the before Mencion,d
[Mentioned] distance here you may be well Assur,d [Assured] we do not by this
presume to oppose the Laws of our Country or Refuse to pay watever [whatever]
the Legislator [Legislature] Should Inflict on us but Considering it So Very
disadvantageous to our Inhabitants and Noways advanceing the publick
[advancing the public] Interest we thought it most advisable to petition to you
on the Ocation Hopeing [Occasion Hoping] your Honourable [Honorable] Body will
take it into Consideration
and in Consequence of which we may have permision [permission] to give in where
may be Considerd [Considered] Most advantageous for publick [public] & private
Interest all which we Humbly Submit to Your Judicious Judgement [Judgment] and
waits in Expectation that you will Condesend [Condescend] to grant the [deleted:
[illegible]] Request of your Hbl [Humble] peticoners [petitioners] & we will
Ever pray
[Signed] William Allen
[Signed] Soloman Wifleay 1
[Signed] [unclear: Thos Tonnell] 2
[Signed] Wm. [William] A. Burton 3
[Signed] Blass: [Blassingame] Harvey Junr [Junior] 4
[Signed] Thos [Thomas] Drake 5
[Signed] Tom. Jones 6
[Signed] Blasg [Blassingame] Harvey 7
[Signed] Robert Spullock
[Signed] Tandy C. Key
[Signed] John Ford
[Signed] Wm. [William] Blackmon
[Signed] William Pollard
[Signed] Elijah Bragg
[Signed] [unclear: Walthall] Burton
[Signed] D Harris 8
[Signed] Robert French 9
[Signed] Pollard 10
[Signed] Thos [Thomas] Harvey 11
[Signed] Augustus Easter 12
[Signed] Jno [John] Darbey 13
[Signed] [unclear: Champness] Terry 14
[Signed] Henry Cocks 15
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Ratilliff 16
[Signed] [unclear: Champness] Terry 17
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Boasman 18
[Signed] Chapmon Talor 19
[Signed] Nicholas Currey 20
[Signed] Stepen Morgan 21
[Signed] Charnol Hitower 22
[Signed] Morris Murphrey 23
[Signed] [unclear: Peter Kolb] -- 24
[Signed] Elisabeth Scott 25
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Andrew 26
[Signed] John Roughton 27
[Signed] Wm. [William] Clarke -- 28
[Signed] [deleted: ] 29
[Signed] Wm. [William] Thomas 30
[Signed] John [unclear: Moreland] 31
[Signed] John Dennis 32
[Signed] Cader Vining 33
[Signed] Thomas Clark 34
[Signed] Wm [William] [unclear: Rowe] 35
[Signed] Jesse Vining 36
[Signed] James Hodges 37
[Signed] Abram Dennis 38
[Signed] John Martin 39
[Signed] Matthew Carswell 40
Petition
Sundry Inhabitants
Burke County to the Legislature and
referred to this Board
Order taken
28th Jany [January] 1789.
Jan. [January] 28, 1789
This Petition is referred by the Legislature to the order of the Executive as
they are fully
empowered by the Act of Assembly for laying a Specific tax to appoint places
for the
reception of the Specifics
[Signed] Jas. [James] M Simmons Clk. GA [Clerk General Assembly]
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