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To his Excellency Archibald Roane Governor of the State of
Tennessee.

The petition of the Subscribers inhabitants of the County of Greene residing
within the bounds of Capt^n. [K?] Company humbly showeth that by reason
of the resignation of Hugh Nielson Esq^r. as a Justice of the peace, they have
been subjected to many conbeniency for want of a magistrtate within said bounds,

They beg leave to represent that many of them are under the necessity of
traveling to the distance of eight or ten miles to the nearest Justice
to whom they can [resort?] on the numerous occasions which require the inter=
ference of a Magistrate. By the above mentiond [sic] resignation Cap. '_'s
Company is left without a single Justice of the Peace, although from the
number of Citizens composing it, and their [?] relative situation, seat
[tend over?] so considerable an extent of Country, we conceive that a
real necessity exists for the number to which the Consititution intitles [sic]
us. Until this can be [?] effected at the next meeting of the Legisla=
ture, we earnestly request that your Excellency will be pleased to extend
to us the constitutional relief vested in you by filling
the present vacany, and as a Suitable Person beg leave to recommend
M^r Thomas Conway as a person in whole integrity and abilities we
can safely confide, and whose appointment we conceive will be ^generally accept=
able to those who are interested in the same. Your Excellency's compliance
with our request will in our estimation confer on the citizens a public be=
nefit, and as such be estimated by your Excellencys obed^t.
Servants, who as in duty bound will we pray -

Sa^l Baker
Peter Baker]]
John West Jun
John West Sen
Geo [Kestinsan?]
Chs Conway
D Conway

Robt Rogers
David Prophet
Charles Price
John Baker
John Moppin
Benj Nanpett