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27-1-1803-1(1)
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Date Filed (format: YYYY/MM/DD): 1803/01/27
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Purpose / Short Description: 27-1-1803-1
To the Honorable Body the Representatives of Tennesseee We the Subscribers your fellow Citizens, being actuated by that wish whose tendency is still to make things better, are induced to solicit your patronage and Personal Act, in alterting the present situation of Jurymen; We had taken this into consideration before and signd a Petition in which was Included a request to make an allownace to Magi -strates, but since are informed that a resoltuion has alrea -dy passed you in this favour; We therefore interestdly
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27-1-1803-1(2)
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Text of Petition (drag lower right corner to enlarge box): A want of opportunity; We as men speaking for ourselves and in conjunction with your wish that a system may be laid by which we may receive the benefits of and fellow citizens as Jurymen, a sufficient number of which might be pointed but whose candor abilities and information might be reflected to perform with dispatch such business as would come before them them in this case have a different allowance made them for this time and [supposes?] One thing may we mention and leave it to the consideration and decision of you in whom we have confided. On some show [Hall's?] men who are deemed suitable through and each county are nominated and on record as Jurymen; previous to the commencement of Court the names each are placed together and a suitable number drawn by way of ballat, those drawn are abridged to attend Court and receive a [illegible] this time and those men are also called upon as [illegible] at [illegible] August. The particular request of your petitioner's is that an allowance may be made of Jurymen, and such Jurymen appointed as shall he wast thy of so his portent a business. The next [sattis..?] in Confidence of your judgement he adopt what will you think best in fulfilling our request. And your petitioners shall appreciate your Worth.
| Given Name(s) | Surname | Name Prefix | Name Suffix | Signed X (or other mark) | Transcriber's Comment |
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| James | Preston | ||||
| Edward | Seterall | ||||
| John | Illegible | ||||
| William | Lee | ||||
| Jack | Cannon | ||||
| Bennette | Cannon | ||||
| John | Simmons | ||||
| William | Mitchel | ||||
| James | Jones | ||||
| Richard | Meredith | ||||
| John | Essary | ||||
| Jolly | West | ||||
| James | Hankins | ||||
| Joseph | Parks | ||||
| Ambrace | Johnson | ||||
| William | Hellums | ||||
| Thomas | Moore | ||||
| John | Bundwell |
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28-1-1803-1(1)
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Date Filed (format: YYYY/MM/DD): 1803/01/28
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Text of Petition (drag lower right corner to enlarge box): To the Joint Committe of Both Houses of the Legislature of Tennessee - Gentlemen, We subscriber, agent [[strikethrough ?]] of Miller & Whitney, in estimating, the valor of their proprty, in the patent machine for cleaning Cotton (Commonly called the [Saw Gin] it influenced by the following consideration - ; That by the 8th Sec: of the Constitution United States, Congress shall have pairs to promate the progress of Science and [strikethrough = the] useful arts by securing for limited times, to antoher & inventions, [strikethrough = for] the exclusive right their respective writings & discoveries". In persuance of thes power our Representatives in the National Government, from consideration, both of, policy & justice, have, declared that individuals, who will use their exertions to require their [?] of property shall enjoy an exclusive, right to the same for 14 years - That influenced by, and relying on the declarations of their country the patented have spent a number of years, and
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28-1-1803-1(2)
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Purpose / Short Description: exhausted their funds in inventing and bringing into use the saw gin - That notwithstanding the [insuperable] misrepresentations and prejudices which have gone forth respecting thy business they have firm reliance on the laws of their country, and feel a concise rectified in the justice of these courts. When we look round and see many of our fellow citizens engaged in pursuits exclusively for their own benefit awarded and protected in those pursuits by the laws of the Country, I cannot believe that those who have contributed in any degree to benefit their fellow citizens and the public will be deprived of the protection of the law, and that their property shall be taken from them without an adequate consideration.
I will not go into any detail of calculation as to the amount of the value of they invention, but only observe that the citizens of Tennessee have and will gain many thousands of dollars by the life of thy [omaschiane] which they never cold have acquired without it.
Having meat with many difficulties and embarrassments in this business, and its being protracted beyond what might
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28-1-1803-2
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Date Filed (format: YYYY/MM/DD): 1803/01/28
Petitioner(s): Miller and Whitney
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Text of Petition (drag lower right corner to enlarge box): have ben expected, willing to realize some compensations for the labors of the patenters I will not measure the demand by the value of the property, but am willing to dispose of it to the stock of Tennessee as a sum for below its real value - And submit to the committee the following proposals - [vi-]
The subscriber, agent of Miller and Whitney will relinquish and transfer to the legislature of Tennessee so much of their patent rights of the machine for separating cotton from the seeds commonly called the saw gin, as appertains to said state, upon the same terms, and for the same consideration which the legislature of North Carolina gave the said Miller and Whitney for their patent right to the saw gin for that state
Rupell Goodrieh Attorney in Fact for Miller & Whitney
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