Town of Madison Petition
Jefferson County, IN
To His Excellency William Henry Harrison Governor of the Indiana territory.
The Citizens of the town of Madison humbly sheweth unto your Excellency
that they halve grate needs of another Majustrate in this place to
discharge the ordanary business of this town and agreeable to [your] own
request we the undersigners do recommend our worthey friend Abraham T. Fisk
to your Excellency to serve us as a majustrate if your Excellency will
gratify your petitioners request in the purticular theay will feall them
selves in duty bound to pray petitioners names this 28th Day of
January 1812
Charles Eastin David Vancleave Phil Eastin
William Downey Abraham Smock Jacob Smock Senr
Jacob Smock junr Jacob Yunt Jno. Ryker
Gerardus R. Robbins Jacob Kelly John Storm
Lewis Waggoner Leoanrd Barnes Samuel Hensley
Benjamin Devawon (?) Robert Manchus
The document is endorsed: Commission issued 5th March 1812
[The Benjamin Devawon above is probably Benjamin Devore.]
Petition printed Hoosier Genealogist Vol. 15.
(Transcribed by Robert W. Scott. Spellings are copied per the original.)
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