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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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Date Filed (format: YYYY/MM/DD): 1802/10/13

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Text of Petition (drag lower right corner to enlarge box): Senate Oct 13 1303 read and referd to Committee of Claims

J Trumble Esq

House of Representatives Oct 13th 1803 - read & referd to the Committee of Claims [[?]]

Hon'ble James Stuart Esquire Speaker of the House of Representatives Tennessee

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Text of Petition (drag lower right corner to enlarge box): Mero District Decer 18th 1802 32-1-1803-1 We the people Living on and near big Harpeth Creek(scratched out) River means to present to the next General asembly held for the State of tenesee . a pettion For amend county to be laid off in the folowing manner viz - Beginning at the mouth of Little Harpeth where the williamson county line crosses thence with sd line asouth west coarse to the Indean boundary line hence down the sd line untill it compleets a constitutional bounds . Hence a north east coarse unto cumberland river hence up the sd river with its meanders to the ridge that divids Indean creek and overall, s creek Hence up sd ridge contining its coarce by flatt creek and Pitch land creek to a constitusional bounds. Hence a xxx land by coarce to the beginng Ezekial Douglafs 1 Joseph Haimok 4 John Cash _____ 2 John Douglafs 5 James Douglafs 3 xxxx 6 xxx 4 xxx John Cooper 5 xxxx 7 John Coshen 6 Saml Boyt Willaim Cash 7 Soloman Roach Tas Demofs Charles Kelly Fenes Ballnisie ~~~ George Houtt > Neel Thompson John Harwood William Thompson Win Harwood Allen Thompson John Rourke Andrew Patterson William Evens JMS D Sharp Philip Cland Leonard Liles _____ Jorge Edwards William Bligt

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Text of Petition (drag lower right corner to enlarge box): ???rious Ne?fom Eli?fha garling William Reeves William Se??on Bevered? ?erees W?illim ????ell Henry Sils charles ford Josepdh Cun????? Charles Robert Senr Eldridge Seufois Mr Edgar Ile?? John Megary George Reeve Abraham Land Jordan Reeves James Reeves Thomas Donsof? Le??? Donsofs George Boyd John Boyd Green Bary gree? Silas Dillahunt Deliverence Gray __ Joseph Rosborough

Andrew Lousio Wilham Harding Christopher williams Thomas ?oftin Daniel Thoin ?ho? Harding Giles H??ng Joseph Hirey? ???os Do?ry ?ayes Jasmon Robert Sham??? Joel Peivit James B Poroit Elisha Rhodes Harry J?ison William Holland Thomas Pewit William Alexander John Alexander Alexander Braige Silas Sh?ee Sapr??dy Bidshae John Darry

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Date Filed (format: YYYY/MM/DD): 09/29

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Purpose / Short Description: Petition Praying a County on Harpeth River

Text of Petition (drag lower right corner to enlarge box): Daivid Pien Joab Ilore Thomas Gillom Thomas Pritchet John Morres William More ??? Thomas Warren Abraham D????s John D????s Francis Hardgrove Jurden Re?s Junior Drewry Reeves John ellyeio (?) Allen Brown Joseph Veely Samuel Joslin John Jones Jos Jones Allen Thompson

Petition Praying a County on Harpeth River Reported Chireaionable (?) 29th Sep. S Love

Thomas Lambert John Lake John Cornelius Roll Cornelius Delverance Gray Joseph Land Phillip Land Richard Phi?o Ricager Mc Luary Mathew Cunningham David Cunningham Ebenezer Rice Antheney ? Walk Phillip Walk Charls Hutton William bedlum Rorvland Rice Thomas Hubs William Picleson Elisha Picleson Pleasant Mc Luary Cornelius ?rey James Robotson John Ward George horner Ricager Mc Luary: Jun? Danniel Joslin Sener Gabriel Joslin Thomas Joslin

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