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Town of Madison Petition

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.