From the books "Territorial Papers - Louisiana-Missouri Territory" 1803-1806, Volume XIII pages 468-486 Memorial to the President by Citizens of the Territory. [No date, 1806] To the President of the United States.- The subscribers Citizens of the Territory of Louisiana, respectfully represent; That they have learned with regret, a Petition is now in circulation, in this Territory, for the appointment of a person, to succeed General Wilkinson, in the office of Governor, whom we believe will not give satisfaction to the people in general.-Without intending to dictate to the President, we beg leave to observe, that we have the fullest confidence, in the talents, and integrity of both Colonel Return J Meigs Junior, and Colonel Samuel Hammond, either of whom, should they meet your approbation, will we believe, by their mildness, and Republicanism, restore harmony to the Territory, and administer its Government, with ability and satisfaction.- [French Text] Also - Omitted here) Transcriber's note: The column of numbers before the names, represent the number placement of the signature within each of the 28 Sections. The sections represent the particular copy of the petition on which the signature appears. Some districts had multiple copies floating around and others had only one. Unfortunately, they were not all identified as to the district from which the signatures were collected thus the notation "None Noted". If there is enough interest in seeing the placement of the signatures within each section, I can make those lists also to be posted with these alphabatized lists. Contact the administrator of the Archives and secure permission for those lists to also be posted. The notation (X) after a name signifies that the signature was by mark Petitioner's Names. (375) Surnames A through E 8 John Abernatha Section 6 St Louis district 43 James M. Abernethie Section 16 None Noted 9 John Abernethie Section 16 None Noted 42 John Th. Abernethie Section 16 None Noted 19 Wa. Abernethie Section 16 None Noted 10 Ezekiel Able Section 16 None Noted 1 Jeremiah Able Section 16 None Noted 7 Samuel Adams Section 3 St Louis district 24 De Francois Ailar (X) Section 10 None Noted 29 David Alexander Section 25 None Noted 6 John Alley Section 13 St Genevieve district 15 Thomas Alley Section 13 St St Genevieve district 14 William Alley Section 13 St St Genevieve district 65 John Allin Section 12 St Louis district 26 James Anderson Section 28 St Charles district 35 Alexand Andrew Section 20 None Noted 34 David Andrew Section 20 None Noted 1 John Andrews Section 13 St Genevieve district 5 Robert Andrews Section 13 St Genevieve district 11 William Andrews Section 13 St Genevieve district 58 Thomas Apelgate Section 11 St Louis district 19 George Arey Section 8 None Noted Note: George Ayrey in A.S.P., Pub. Lands, II, 614. 24 George Arie Section 22 St Charles district 7 Ebenezer Armstrong Section 18 St Genevieve district 7 George Ashbrook Section 26 None Noted 20 John Atkins Section 11 St Louis district 27 Joph Aubuson(X) Section 9 None Noted 40 Louis Aubuson(X) Section 9 None Noted 48 John Hinton August Section 18 St Genevieve district 4 Moses Austin Section 18 St Genevieve district 12 John Autrey Section 18 St Genevieve district 1 Ebenezer Ayres Section 21 St Charles district 29 Ebenezer D. Ayres Section 21 St Charles district 17 John Ayres Section 13 St Genevieve district 40 Ludwell Bacon Section 25 None Noted Note: If General Wilkins should leave the Government of this Territory- Colonel Meggs or Colonel Hammon would be my choice. I will venture to say-the Choice of the majority of this Country- 23 Bagwell Bailey Section 20 None Noted 22 William Bailey Section 20 None Noted 55 Jean Bailly Section 18 St Genevieve district 65 Charle Baiquette Section 18 St Genevieve district 28,Harry Bakar Section 2 None Noted 20 Abraham Baker Section 13 St Genevieve district 3 Elijah Baker Section 26 None Noted 1 Elisha Baker Section 26 None Noted 72 John Baker Section 16 None Noted 28 Joseph Baker Section 4 None Noted 52 Reuben Baker Section 16 None Noted 4 Thomas Baker Section 26 None Noted 17 James Baldridge Section 22 St Charles district 55 Robert Baldridge Section 22 St Charles district 46 Abraham Ball Section 25 None Noted 49 John Ball Section 25 None Noted 24 Thomas Ballew Section 16 None Noted 27 William Ballew Section 16 None Noted 28 Charles Ballew, Sr Section 16 None Noted 23 John Bally Section 3 St Louis district 20 William Bally (X) Section 3 St Louis district 11 Joseph Bard Section 18 St Genevieve district 10 Thomas Bard Section 18 St Genevieve district 83 Clement Barnheart Section 1 St Genevieve district 65 Elis Barrout (X) Section 10 None Noted 14 Julién Batelaire (X) Section 9 None Noted 9 Elias Bates Section 18 St Genevieve district 29 Moses Bates Section 18 St Genevieve district 27 William Bates Section 18 St Genevieve district 58 Francis Baty Section 1 St Genevieve district 35 Joseph Baudoin (X) Section 9 None Noted 8 Greenberry Baxter Section 27 None Noted 14 Robert Bay Section 5 None Noted 7 Samuel Bay Section 24 None Noted 33 John Beare Section 5 None Noted 110 Joseph Beauchemin (X) Section 10 None Noted 12 St Jam Beauvais Section 14 None Noted 24 Peter Becker Section 2 None Noted 85 Michelle Beler (X) Section 10 None Noted 18 William Belew Section 5 None Noted 22 Daniel Bell Section 5 None Noted 24 John Bell Section 5 None Noted 13 Mordeca Bell Section 5 None Noted 21 Philip Bell Section 5 None Noted 43 Alex. Belliseme (X) Section 9 None Noted 14 John B. Bellorth (X) Section 7 St Charles district 45 Levi Bennet Section 16 None Noted 7 F. M. Benoit Section 14 None Noted 57 Entoinne Berdal (X) Section 10 None Noted 8 De Pierre Berger (X) Section 10 None Noted 21 James Berry Section 23 None Noted 21 Thomas L. Berry Section 11 St Louis district 67 Louis Berttelot (X) Section 10 None Noted 24 Richard G. Bibb Section 18 St Genevieve district 49 Jonathan Biers Section 2 None Noted Note: Possibly Binns. 46 Thomas Binoy Section 1 St Genevieve district 78 Auston Bird Section 11 St Louis district 79 Mikel Bird Section 11 St Louis district 9 Pierre Bisonnet (X) Section 9 None Noted 38 De Pierre Bissonét fils(X)Section 10 None Noted 35 De Pierre Blanchét (X) Section 10 None Noted 69 Manuel Blanco Section 18 St Genevieve district 55 Simeon Blunderidge Section 16 None Noted 10 Ambres Boles Section 24 None Noted 67 Frederick Bollinger Section 2 None Noted 20 Mattheus Bollinger Section 4 None Noted 32 Donald Bollinger, B.S. Section 4 None Noted Note: Initials probably mean Daniel B.'s Son 33 Philip Bollinger, B.S. Section 4 None Noted Note: Initials probably mean Daniel B.'s Son 12 Henry Bollinger, Dan. B.S. Section 4 None Noted Note: Initials probably mean Daniel B.'s Son 13 Daniel Bollinger, John B.S.Section 4 None Noted Note: Initials probably mean John B.'s Son 30 Friedrich Bollinger, John B.S.Section 4 None Noted Note: Initials probably mean John B.'s Son 8 Henry Bollinger, Ph. B.S. Section 4 None Noted Note: Initials probably mean Phelix B.'s Son 31 Daniel Bollinger, Sr Section 4 None Noted 1 Phelix Bollinger, Sr Section 4 None Noted 1 Daniel M. Boone Section 8 None Noted 17 Augte Bouin(X) Section 9 None Noted 20 Antoine Boulais(X) Section 9 None Noted 36 F. Boyd Section 2 None Noted 37 John Boyd Section 2 None Noted 26 Roland Boyd Section 17 St Genevieve district 68 Peter Boyer Section 18 St Genevieve district 68 Charles Bradley Section 20 None Noted 84 Samuel Bradley Section 16 None Noted 47 Daniel Brant Section 20 None Noted 38 Joseph Bregar Section 23 None Noted 23 William Brewer Section 16 None Noted 53 De Antoine Brican dit(X) Section 10 None Noted 22 Daniel Brigg Section 4 None Noted 54 James Britin, Sr Section 11 St Louis district 19 Newman P. Britten Section 11 St Louis district 18 James Britten, Jr Section 11 St Louis district 31 Mark Brooks Section 1 St Genevieve district 38 Barnard Brown Section 17 St Genevieve district 27 Griffith Brown Section 12 St Louis district 5 James Brown Section 26 None Noted 21 Jehu Brown Section 12 St Louis district 16 John Brown Section 12 St Louis district 1 John Brown Section 27 None Noted 70 W. Brown Section 18 St Genevieve district 39 De Louis Bruda(X) Section 10 None Noted 6 James Bruff Section 23 None Noted 45 De J. Bte Brugiere(X) Section 10 None Noted 7 Athenord Brunnet Section 20 None Noted 4 George Buchanan Section 28 St Charles district 36 Robertus Buckhannon Section 5 None Noted 31 De Pierre Buissonnette Pére(X)Section 10 None Noted 7 Thomas Bull Section 16 None Noted 21 Moors Burbank Section 21 St Charles district 48 John Burgett Section 1 St Genevieve district 15 John Burgit Section 8 None Noted 30 Samuel Burguloe Section 21 St Charles district 2 Arthur Burns Section 6 St Louis district 17 Cr Burns Section 23 None Noted 74 Daniel Burns Section 16 None Noted 3 James Burns Section 6 St Louis district 56 James Burns Section 16 None Noted 57 James Burns, Jr Section 16 None Noted 89 John Burrows Section 16 None Noted 90 Thomas Burrows Section 16 None Noted 5 Nathan Bush Section 23 None Noted 59 Edmon Butler Section 11 St Louis district 7 Abraham Byrd Section 2 None Noted 1 John Byrd Section 2 None Noted 42 Moses Byrd Section 2 None Noted 55 Stephen Byrd Section 2 None Noted 69 Amos Byrd, Jr Section 2 None Noted 70 Amos Byrd, Sr Section 2 None Noted 88 Luke Byrne Section 16 None Noted 87 Moses Byrne Section 16 None Noted 18 David Byron Section 28 St Charles district 27 Kunrod Cagle Section 11 St Louis district 26 Roger Cagle Section 11 St Louis district 13 Jesse Cain Section 27 None Noted 2 Jean Caisduquette Section 10 None Noted 9 Kinkaid Caldwell Section 27 None Noted 37 Samuel Caldwell Section 25 None Noted 3 Flanders Callaway Section 28 St Charles district 8 James Callaway Section 22 St Charles district 19 Louis Calumiere Section 18 St Genevieve district 22 David Calwell Section 24 None Noted 19 John Campbell Section 23 None Noted 84 Johnson Campbell Section 1 St Genevieve district 30 William Campbell Section 24 None Noted 47 John Canavon Section 2 None Noted 21 [No given Nm] Carbonneaux Section 10 None Noted 7 De Charle Cardinal(X) Section 10 None Noted 39 Thomas Carlin Section 11 St Louis district 47 Christopher Carpenter Section 25 None Noted 4 Shadrick Carpenter Section 19 None Noted 6 Wallis Carpenter Section 19 None Noted 2 Will C. Carr Section 23 None Noted 60 Vincent Carrico Section 12 St Louis district 17 John Carson, Jr Section 3 St Louis district 41 Jeremiah Cass Section 22 St Charles district 5 David Cassity Section 1 St Genevieve district 23 John Casye Section 12 St Louis district 1 Richard Caulk Section 25 None Noted 6 Thomas Caulk Section 25 None Noted 2 George Cavaner Section 2 None Noted 21 Mathew Caye Section 3 St Louis district 75 Louis Chabllis(X) Section 10 None Noted 15 John Chambers Section 27 None Noted 53 Robert Chamnen Section 18 St Genevieve district Note: Reading uncertain; Chapman is a possible reading. 23 Ed Chandler Section 21 St Charles district 43 De Jh Chartran(X) Section 10 None Noted 41 Devine Chauvin Section 10 None Noted 15 fils Chauvin Section 7 St Charles district 12 [blank] Chauvin Section 7 St Charles district 14 William Cheek Section 1 St Genevieve district 38 Batis Chelir(X) Section 9 None Noted 76 Tu Cheyho(X) Section 11 St Louis district 5 Frois Chinel Section 9 None Noted 20 John Chitwood Section 24 None Noted 56 Seth Chitwood Section 12 St Louis district 22 Bernard Cissell Section 17 St Genevieve district Note: Possibly Sissell 42 John Cissell Section 17 St Genevieve district Note: Possibly Sissell 7 Alexander Clark Section 27 None Noted 35 Christopher Clark Section 22 St Charles district 70 Fracis Clark Section 1 St Genevieve district 72 Henry Clark Section 1 St Genevieve district 11 John Clark Section 12 St Louis district 14 James Clay Section 28 St Charles district 15 Jeremiah Clay Section 28 St Charles district 68 Fs Clement(X) Section 10 None Noted 17 Baptist Cluckey Section 8 None Noted 19 John Colgan Section 3 St Louis district 2 Jacob Collins Section 19 None Noted 14 David Collom Section 15 St Louis district 57 Thom Colman Section 11 St Louis district 42 Edward Colquhoun Section 23 None Noted 28 James Colvin Section 5 None Noted 31 Jonathan Comstock Section 11 St Louis district 45 James Conaway Section 20 None Noted 43 Jeremiah Conaway Section 20 None Noted 44 William Conaway Section 20 None Noted 52 Frd Conner Section 11 St Louis district 41 John Conner Section 11 St Louis district 38 Joseph Conway Section 25 None Noted 9 John Cook Section 7 St Charles district 52 David Coonrood Section 22 St Charles district 8 John Coons Section 23 None Noted 6 Nicholas Coons Section 7 St Charles district 20 John Cooper Section 18 St Genevieve district 31 Hiram Cordell Section 25 None Noted 36 Stephe Cordell Section 25 None Noted 45 Signor Corly Section 1 St Genevieve district 46 Robert Corners Section 20 None Noted Note: Or Comens 64 David Cotner Section 2 None Noted 23 Jacob Cotner Section 2 None Noted 19 John Cotner Section 2 None Noted 48 [blank] Cotté Section 10 None Noted 22 Almond Cottle Section 21 St Charles district 3 James Couch Section 19 None Noted 11 Lenerd Couch Section 19 None Noted 3 [blank] Couin Section 9 None Noted 45 Daniel Counsil Section 23 None Noted 31 Sant Mari Courtois(X) Section 9 None Noted 34 Joph Coutant(X) Section 9 None Noted 20 De Alexis Coutte(X) Section 10 None Noted 19 De Jht Coutte(X) Section 10 None Noted 13 James Cowen Section 15 St Louis district 18 Benjamen Cox Section 1 St Genevieve district 21 Ls Coyteux, Sr Section 1 St Genevieve district 39 William Cr [Note] Section 24 None Noted Note: Ms. Faded, Possibly Craig. 26 Mosse Craft Section 22 St Charles district 40 James Cragg Section 11 St Louis district 47 William Craig Section 22 St Charles district 74 Abraham Crather Section 2 None Noted 73 Daniel Crather Section 2 None Noted 75 Samuel Crather Section 2 None Noted 8 Batis Crely-(X) Section 9 None Noted 44 Hugh Creswell Section 16 None Noted 35 Alfred Cretsinger Section 23 None Noted 2 Frois Cricoire(X) Section 9 None Noted 16 Hugh Crosby Section 21 St Charles district 16 Benjamin Crow Section 26 None Noted 7 Godfrey Crow Section 8 None Noted 57 John Crow Section 18 St Genevieve district 17 Walter Crow Section 26 None Noted 13 Eli Crowder Section 16 None Noted 10 Henry Crowe Section 28 St Charles district 13 John Crowe Section 28 St Charles district 16 Jonathan Crowe Section 28 St Charles district 8 Moichael Crowe Section 8 None Noted 15 A. Crump Section 23 None Noted 4 Benjamin J. Crump Section 13 St Genevieve district 4 Daniel Crump Section 3 St Louis district 28 Neli Crumpton Section 18 St Genevieve district 35 Thomas Crumstock, Sr Section 11 St Louis district 37 Thomas Crustock, Jr Section 11 St Louis district 32 James Cullin Section 23 None Noted 16 John Cummins Section 3 St Louis district 12 Isac Cuningham Section 13 St Genevieve district 23 James Cunningham Section 13 St Genevieve district 25 Mathew G. Cunningham Section 13 St Genevieve district 24 William Cunningham Section 13 St Genevieve district 26 James Cunningham, Jr Section 13 St Genevieve district 52 John Daniel Section 1 St Genevieve district 10 I: Darneille Section 14 None Noted 5 Abraham Darst Section 28 St Charles district 18 David Darst Section 8 None Noted 62 John Daugherty Section 20 None Noted 61 William Daugherty Section 20 None Noted 10 Jams Davice Section 19 None Noted 5 Ammon Davis Section 25 None Noted 40 Charles Davis Section 12 St Louis district 46 John Davis Section 16 None Noted 19 John Davis Section 28 St Charles district 18 Joseph Dé Celle Section 18 St Genevieve district 29 Paul De Jarles(X) Section 9 None Noted 10 Frois Dé Laurrie(X) Section 9 None Noted 24 Allexis De Lilé(X) Section 9 None Noted 92 Jen De Mouchel (X) Section 10 None Noted 27 Luke Decker Section 5 None Noted 14 David Deneston Section 18 St Genevieve district 81 Joseph Denis Section 16 None Noted 12 Samuel Depriest Section 23 None Noted 28 Green Dewitt Section 23 None Noted 44 Robert Dewitt Section 18 St Genevieve district 29 Henry Dickinson Section 17 St Genevieve district 10 Fredrick Dickson Section 6 St Louis district 56 Lewis Dickson Section 23 None Noted 111 Frs Dissienne(X) Section 10 None Noted 38 Jams Dixon Section 18 St Genevieve district 23 Mikel Dodd Section 26 None Noted 36 De René Dodié(X) Section 10 None Noted 22 Isac Doggett Section 13 St Genevieve district 77 Abram Doiron(X) Section 10 None Noted 7 Joseph Donnohue Section 1 St Genevieve district 38 Thomas Donnohue Section 1 St Genevieve district 40 David Door Section 17 St Genevieve district 118 Fr Dorlaque(X) Section 10 None Noted 60 Jon Baptiste Doufios(X) Section 10 None Noted 19 Elijah Dougherty Section 20 None Noted 17 William Douglas Section 12 St Louis district 33 Terrence Dovel Section 16 None Noted 17 Terence Doyl Section 20 None Noted 112 Louis Du Valle(X) Section 10 None Noted 11 De Jacque Dubois(X) Section 10 None Noted 5 De Pierre Dubois(X) Section 10 None Noted 16 De Pierre Dubois(X) Section 10 None Noted 11 Francois Duchouquét Section 14 None Noted 4 Francoi Duégant Section 9 None Noted 69 Jan Baptist Dufios fils(X)Section 10 None Noted 34 Romain Dufréne Section 10 None Noted 79 Charles Dugerlet(X) Section 10 None Noted 8 Paschal Dumond fils Section 14 None Noted 4 Pierre Dumond pere Section 14 None Noted 8 John G. Dunn Section 16 None Noted 34 William Dunn Section 1 St Genevieve district 117 Jt Duplessis(X) Section 10 None Noted 37 De Louis Duquette(X) Section 10 None Noted 10 Abner Eads Section 13 St Genevieve district 7 Abraham Eads Section 13 St Genevieve district 9 Thomas Eads Section 13 St Genevieve district 8 William Eads Section 13 St Genevieve district 18 Barnet Eastes Section 13 St Genevieve district 21 Ezekiel Eastis Section 13 St Genevieve district 58 Jacob Eastwood Section 12 St Louis district 31 Andrew Edwards Section 22 St Charles district 38 David Edwards Section 24 None Noted 51 John Egerton Section 23 None Noted 1 Henry Elliott Section 18 St Genevieve district 39 John Elliott Section 26 None Noted 36 Charles Ellis Section 17 St Genevieve district 14 Josih Ellis Section 16 None Noted 18 Peter Ellis Section 12 St Louis district 33 Willis Ellis Section 17 St Genevieve district 27 Charles Ellis, Jr Section 17 St Genevieve district 22 Julius Emmons Section 23 None Noted 12 Seth Emmons Section 25 None Noted 59 Robert English Section 16 None Noted 60 Thomas English Section 16 None Noted 32 Jose Erno Section 22 St Charles district 13 D. Eshbough Section 21 St Charles district 29 John Estes Section 13 St Genevieve district 30 Ledford Estes Section 13 St Genevieve district 27 William Estes Section 13 St Genevieve district 30 William Evans Section 2 None Noted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. 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