APRIL 1779 TAX PETITIONERS, SARATOGA, NEW YORK Copyright (c) 2000 by Leslie Potter (lbp@axs2000.net). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ The Alphabetized List of the April 27th 1779 Petitioner Signers ________, John Andruss, Ebenezer Andruss, Elisha Andruss, Titus Archer, David Armstrong, Thomas Asten, John Benjamin, Josiah Bradshaw, William Campbell, Robert Campbell, Solomon Carthy, John Child, Increase Cobb, Ebenezer Cobb, John Cobb, Joshua Cook, Joab Davis, John Dennis, Thomas Dickinson, Daniel Dunham, Hezekiah Dunham, Silvenus Ensign, Ezekiel Fish, John Fisbe, Withan Hissted, Edward Howard, Jacob Leahy, William McCrea, John McCrea, Samuel Marvin, Eben’r Palmer, Elias Palmer, George Parks, Jehiel Patrick, Matthew Reis, John Reis, John, Jr. Roger, Philip Rowland, Daniel Seeley, Joseph Shepher, Nath’n Smith, Daniel Swart, Dirck Taylor, Isreal Thompson, John Tripp, Peleg Van den Brgh, Cornelyus P. Van Schaick, Jacob Van Veghten, Cornelius Van Wort, Peter Watson, Cyprian Whelh, Josha Woodworth, Ephraim The Public Paper of George Clinton First Governor of New York Volume 4 at page 769-770 No 2248 An Earnest Petition from Saratoga The Humble Petition of the Freeholders Inhabitants and residents of the District of Saraoga in the County of Albany; To his Excellency George Clinton Esqr. Governor and Commander in Chief of the State of New York Capt. Gener’ll of the Militia and Vice Admiral of the Same. Humbly Sheweth, That we, your Excellencies Petitioners, living in Saratoga District have heretofore, been greatly distressed by the Camalities of war, in so much that event he most able among us have met and still do meet with the greatest difficulties by our own Industry and every other Honest and Prudent Measures we have been able to adapt to procure for ourselves and Families that Common and Necessary Supports of Life, and from our present Situation are become the frontiers Inhabitants of a wide and Extended Tract of Country, exposed to the Daily and Hourly Incursions of a numerous and Savage Enemy, by no Means secured with proper Guards, so as to render our habitations either safe or Secure; at present your Excellency has called upon us for a proportion of men to be taken from this Regt., which we humbly Imagine, you would have exempted had you been properly Informed of our Situation and present Circumstances; these are fact related to your Excellency, which we hope you will take into Serious Consideration, and grant us such Relief in the Premises, as you in your wisdom may Judge, right and your Excellencies petitioners as bound in Duty shall ever pray. John McCrea, Colonel, Cornelius Van Veghten, Lt. Colo., Daniel Dickinson, 1st maj’r, Jacob Van Schaick, maj’r, Ephraim Woodworth, Capt., John Thompson, Capt., Peter Van Wort, Cpt., John Fish, Hezekiah Dunham, Eben’r Marvin, Thomas Dennis, Cornelyus P. Van den Brgh, John Davis, Lut, Philip Rogers Ensighn, Iner’s Child, Nath’n Shepherd, Dirck Swart, David Archer, Peleg Tripp, John Carthy, John ______, Silvenus Dunham, William Bradshaw, Joseph Seeley, Edwar Hissted, Daniel Smith, Josha Whelh, Ezekiel Ensign, Withan Frisbe, Thomas Armstrong, John Ries, Jr., Josiah Benjamin, Titus Andruss, Cyprian Watson, Israel Taylor, Jacob Howard, Ebenezer Andrus, Mathew Patrick, Ebenezer Cobb, John Reis, John Cobb, Daniel Rowland, Joshua Cobb, Samuel McCcrea, Elisha Andrus, Solomon Campbell, John Ashton, William Leahy, George Palmer, Elias Palmer, Robert Cambell, Jehiel Parkes, Joab Cook. Saratoga District April 27th 1779.