Halifax County NcArchives Court.....Inhabitants - Petition, Halifax County 1768
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Source: Colonial Records Of North Carolina
Written: 1768

Petition from inhabitants of Halifax County concerning the scarcity of 
currency in North Carolina
Cotes, Henry; Et Al.
1768 
Volume 07, Pages 866-867

[From MSS. Records in Office of Secretary of State.]

To his Excellency William Tryon Esqr Govr of North Carolina, the members of 
his Majesties Counsel and the House of Burgesses Now mett at Newbern

The Petition of the Inhabitance of the County of Halifax humbly Sheweth that 
the grait Scarcity of Money laye Us Under Very grait hardshipe In so much as 
not to be able to Pay Our Taxes which has been the Real Cause of all the 
Disturbance that leatly Hapned We therefore Pray that Your Excellency, And 
Other Branches of the Legislative body would take into Your Mature 
Consideratione the Deplorable State of the Province And either grant Us An Act 
of Assembly to make more money or An Act to pay our Taxes in Commodityes which 
would Enable Us to Chearfully pay as Useual; And Your Petitioners as in Duty 
Bound will Ever Pray

Henry Cotes 
Solomon Powell 
Wm Clemonds 
John Brown 
Frances Reding 
Henry Cavanes 
Jas Dier 
Michel Meley 
Wm Powell Senr 
John Powell 
John Carpenter 
Peter Smith 
William Gardner 
Thomas Tayler 
John Pots 
Thomas Pace 
James Haywood 
George Zollycoffer 
James Bloyse 
Jonathan Carpenter 
Williamson Haile 
William Powell 
Wm Reding 
Aris Stipus Haile 
John Blanton Junr 
Malchisadeck Order 
Jonathan Haile 
Robt Carstarphen 
Sanders Reding 
John Basford 
Daniel Crawley 
Jos Taler 
John Studivan 
William Trent 
Edmund Irby 
John Hargrove 
George Powell 
Thos Williams 
John Jones 
John Gray 
Israel Parshall 
Richard Clayton 
George Pace 
Thos Taler 
William Lovell 
John Myrick 
Thos Irby 
Wm Clark 
John Hubbard 
Thos Gardner 
Ephraim Knight 
Absolum Isles 
Edwd Luntsford 
Jesse Pope 
William Hubbard 
Jos Garland 
Charles Sanders 
Reubin Rozar 
John Winter 
Jho Mills Juns 
Henry Robinson 
Jos Winter 
James Stevens 
Wm Guthrie 
Edwd Crossland 
Wm Humphreys 
William Rose

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