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         [FROM MS. RECORDS IN OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE]


To THE HONOURABLE COUNCIL OF SAFETY NOW SETTING AT HALIFAX.


Your Peticioners humbly Sheweth.
          That whereas our husbands William field, Robert field,
Joseph field,  Jeremiah  field,  Semor -York, Stephen  Sisny,
Samuuell
Diviney, Fredrick Craft, Robert Turner, all of Guilford County and
province of north Carolina was made prisoners in and about the tenth
Day of Feabury Last, we your humble petticioners beg that you would
with an Eye of pitty and Compashon take their and our Deplorable
Condition into your wise Consideration and that you will Restore them
back again to us upon Som Reasonable Terms, that they Can Comply with
as we hope you are Sensible that it is out of their power to Doe any
Dammage to the Common Cause & where they are not allowe the
necesserys of Life as prisoners of warr nor the Liberty that
prisoners of warr have; therefore we hope that your honours will out
of pitty and Compashion to us and our Small familys Releas our
Husbands from their Bands or if your Honours Cannot Comply with this
our petticion we Still adress you further that you would admit of
their being Removed in to the Province again So that we may be of Som
asistance to their wants and we hope that your honours will Doe us
the feaver to apoint the place where they are to be Removed to as
Conveniant to us as itwill allow we made our aplication to the County
Commitee and their advise was to petticion your Honours and they Did
not Doubt but it would gain the Desirable Efect.  So we Commit it to
your wisdoms to point out of Such ways and meashures as in your
wisdoms Shall Seem meet, and your Petticioners shall Ever pray.

     MARY TURNER                   MARY FIELD
     CATHEREN CRAFT                LYDE FIELD
     DOLAY SISNY                   ANN FIELD
     HENNAY DIVINEY                     SILVENEY YORK.
     LYDE FIELD
October the 12th, 1776

       NORTH CAROLINA COLONIAL RECORDS  VOLUME X  PAGE 841