Petition

Petition of Residents of Giles Co., TN 1813

(C. Avis Catalog entry #503)
 

in Ansearchin' News vol. 24 p. 26-27
 

PETITION OF CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT SOUTH OF THE RIVERS FRENCH BROAD AND HOLSTON

To the general asembly of the state of Tennessee at the session of 1813.  The memorial signers citzens of the District South of the rivers French broad and Holston ---- they are indebted to the state for their lands, and since they have been indebted from the scarcity of spicie in the country and the reduced price of property and the feltered and stagnated situation of the commerce ----- prevented their farm procuring so much money ----- and further that nearly one half of the land for which owe the state would not sell for the debt ---- that the state removing the lands would turn many hundreds of families out of the houses and homes they have had for many years ---- many grants were issued by the state of North Carolina for lands in this district which cover nearly one half of the land -----.
 

Among the signers are:

Josiah Maples, Jun.
James  Maples
Peter  Maples
Josiah  Maples

THIS PETITION CAN BE FOUND IN THE TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES IN AUSTIN

File Box No. 62
Letter No. M

Montague October the 26th 1859

To the Honerable Legislator of The State of Texas Holding session At the City of Austin on the first Monday in November AD 1859 your petitioners would respectfully represent to your Honerable Body That whereas there is a conflict in the Laws creating the boundary Lines of Montague Wise Denton and Jack Counties Therefor it makes a conflict in the boudary lines of said Counties your petitioners earnestly pray your Honeable Body to remove said conflict so that the lines may be Established according to Law we your petitioner believing that wise County has run her North boundary line between Wise a Montague Counties to far North and that Cooke County has run the Line between her and Montague without any authority of Law she has commeced at one of the Northwest corners of Denton County there being two north west corners of Denton County thence west six miles thence North one mile Making the south west corner of Cooke County thence North to Red river your petitioners believeing that Cooke County has more than 900 square miles and Montague County has not got 900 square miles therefor we your petitioners of Montague County pray your Honeable Body to pass an act Authorizeing Montague County to commece 5 miles due west of the North west corner of Denton County thence west to a point 4 miles due west of the north East corner of Jack County thence due north to Red River thence Down said River with its Meanders to a point due north of the beginning your Honerable Body will please pass an act to Establish those Lines pemanently according your best judgements of the same after making a fair ivestigation of the same For which we in duty bound ever pray

1. William Fanning
2. John H. Cox
3. Davis B. Cox
4. David Avis
5. G. W. Cox
6. Willie B. Savage
7. Rufus Wheeler
8. Wm. Musick
9. Wm. D. Barnes
10. William Sulivan
11. William H. Taylor
12. David G. Parkhill
13. Austin Moris
14. John Mcelroy
15. John Ramsey
16. M. M. Hagler
17. C. G. Barnes
18. L. C. Glass
19. D. S. Hagler
20. Isaac Burnett
21. J. E. Totty
22. L. P. Totty
23. J. B. Anderson
24. A. White
25. James White
26. Gearl Mcdonald
27. J. R. Row
28. F. Hamilton
29. S. N. Beard
30. B. B. Thompson
31. A. Hainning
32. F. M. Totty
33. Thomas Mcfarland
34. N. W. Estes
35. A. Campbell
36. Wm. Totty
 F. R. Baggett
 

NOTES ON THE BACK OF THE PETITION:

Petition of Citizens of Montague County in reference to County Boundary

refer to Committe on County Boundary
 
 

THIS PETITION CAN BE FOUND IN THE TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES IN AUSTIN

Montague Oct 26th AD 1859

To the Honorable Legislator of the state of Texas Holding session at the City of Austin on the first Monday in Nov. 1859 your petitioners Respectfully Represent unto your Honorable Body That whereas the people of the Northwestern frontier are continually anoyed by the frequent continued outrages of the Indians stealing their property and Murdering their families they have been driven to the Necesity of forming themselves into Minute Companys at their own expence to range and keep scouts out for their protection and whereas those men have undergone and are still compelled to undergo privations and sufferings of a frontier Life Many of them will be reduced to want if your Honerable Body does not provide some relief for them and make some provisions to recompence them and make some provisions for their trouble and make some provision for their protection in the future if no Protection is afforded this part of the frontier will be compelled to abandon the country and whereas your petitioners believing that it would be just and right that your Honerable Body should grant to actual settlers on public domain preemption privaliges of one hundred and sixty acres of Land to persons that have settled on the frontier of Texas or that may herafter settle it would cause the country to settle up and secure homes to those that have bore the suffering and privation of a frontier life which has been for the Last two years to intolerable for people to bear Long at a time without some relief Whereas the citizens Montague County have organized a company of about forty men on the 15th day of Oct AD 1859 called Montague Mounted Riflemen Company Commanded by David G Parkhill capt for three months to range on the frontier of said county for to keep the Indians from stealing their horses and murdering their families said company keeping men out on scout all the time therefore your petitioners earnestly pray that the Honerable Legislator of the State of Texas will make some provisions to pay said company for their services for the same your petitioners pray the Hon Legislator to grant all the relief sought for in this petition as it may seem to be right in the premises For which we in duty bound ever pray

1. William Fanning
2. John H. Cox
3. Davis B. Cox
4. G. W. Cox
5. David Avis
6. Willie B. Savage
7. Rufus Wheeler
8. L. C. Glass
9. Wm. Musick
10. Wm. D. Barnes
11. Henry Rowo
12. William Sulivan
13. William H. Taylor
14. John Moris
 John Ramsey
 Levi Perryman
 David G. Parkhill
 John Mcelroy
 Austin Moris
 D. S. Hagler
 B. T. White
 Thadius Loving (?)
 Thos. J. Mason
 Anderson White
 T. M. Totty
 A. Haining
 J. R. Row
 L. P. Totty
 J. E. Totty
 J. B. Anderson
 Isaac Burnett
 F. Hamilton
 A. D. Braden
 John Braden
 Henry Braden
 N. W. Estes
 S. N. Baird
 James White
 Thomas Mcfarland
 B. B. Thompson
 Wm Totty
 Gearl Mcdonald
 F. R. Baggett
 

NOTES ON BACK OF PETITION:

Petition of Citizens of Montague Co. for pay for services in protection of Frontier

Ref'd to Com. on Indian Affairs

THIS PETITION CAN BE FOUND IN THE TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES IN AUSTIN

State of Texas Montague County
October the 26th AD 1859.

To the Honerable Legislator and house of Reprasentatives of texas we your petitioners Respectivey represent unto your Honerable body a few facts concerning our County the condition it is in at this time it is said by some that our county is not Lawfully organised and there is some contention in our county concerning our county seat Some are in favor of mooving it which we your petitioners believe would be a grate injury to our county for those reasons first the it is with in a half a mile of the cente of the county and secondly the county has done a grate eal of publick work which has cost it several hundreds of dollars thirdly and lastly that we shall mention at this time believing that your Honerable Body in its wisdom duly concider all the advantages of a county seat located in the center of a county the last reason above menntioned is that the Honerable Lgisltor granted this county 320 Acors of land for the use of our county therefore we your petitioners wold pay your Honerable bdy to pass a law to permanently locate the county seat of Montague County where it now stands and also a Law to make this county lawfuly organised and also to legalise the acts of her officers.

We your petitioners leave those few facts that we have stated in this petition for your concideration we your petitioners in duty bound will ever pray.

1. John H. Cox
2. William Fanning
3. Davis B. Cox
4. G. W. Cox
5. David Avis
6. W. B. Savage
7. Rufus Wheeler
8. L. C. Glass
9. Wm. Musick
10. Wm. D. Barnes
11. William Sulivan
12. William H. Taylor
13. John Moris
14. John Ramsey
15. Austin Moris
16. David G. Parkhill
17. John Mcelroy
18. M. M. Hagler
19. C. G. Barnes
20. D. S. Hagler
21. Anderson White
22. James White
23. F. M. Totty
24. L. P. Totty
25. J. E. Totty
26. Wm. Totty
27. J. B. Anderson
28. Isaac Burnett
29. F. Hamelton
30. A. D. Brdon
31. J. P. Braden
32. Henry Braden
33. J. F. Campbell
34. Alford Campbell
35. A. C. Terry(?)
36. Thomas Savage
37. John Campbell
38. M. W. Estas
39. Thomas Mcfarland
40. Gerald Mcdonal
41. Aaron Haining
42. Finas Mcfarland
43. John R. Row
44. J. R. Baggett
45. John W. Holding
46. Samuell Holding
47. Samuell Baird
48. James Row
49. Ithame(?) Singletary
50. Joseph Singletary
51. B. B. Thopson
52. T. H. B. Poston
53. Henry Mason
54. Sincler Jones
55. Savil Wilson
56. William Pitman
57. Thomas Mason
58. W. C. Wilkerson
59. William Willis
60. John Miller
61. William Freeman
62. David Vance
63. N. H. O’Polly
64. John Burgett
65. Rubin Deck
66. Collin M. Milam
 

NOTES ON BACK OF PETITION:

Memorial of the citizens of Montague in relation to the county seat.

Dec. 12 59 Refd to Com on County Boundaries

12-12-59