SEPTEMBER 1779 TAX PETITIONERS, SARATOGA, NEW YORK

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The September 4, 1779 Petitioners in Alphabetical Order

Andrews, John
Baker, _________
Bemus, Jotham
Benedict, Stephen
Bidwell, David
Boyce, Jehoiada
Buck, John
Campbell, Daniel
Campbell, Solomon
Carpenter, John
Carpenter, Warren
Chamberlain, Joseph 
Child, Increase
Cook, Joab
Crandel, Caleb
Davis, John
Frisba, William
Hunter, George
Kissted, Edward
Mansfield, Thomas
Masters, William
Millerd, Elezear
Millerd, Jehoiada
Minord, Henry
Munger, Philip
Neilson, John
Quiterfield, Abner
Palmer, Elias
Palmer, George
Palmer, Joseph
Patrick, Ebenezer
Richmond, Benjamin
Robins, William
Rogers, Benjamin
Rose, Israel
Row, Joseph
Springer, Garret
Stephenson, John
Strang, Gabriel
Tombs, James
Tombs, John
Tombs, Stephen
Tuttle, Jabesh
Wilson, Cyprian

Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York

Volume 5  page 262

No. 2513

Petition from Saratoga for a Permit to Take Flour to Boston to Procure Salt

 To his Excellency George Clinton Esqr. Governor of the State of New York
Capt.
Genll. And Commander in Chief of the Militia and Vice Admiral of the same & c.

 The petition of a Number of Inhabitants of Saratoga District in the County of
Albany Humbly Sheweth:

 That whereas, your petitioners By the Continuance of the war ad the
Navigation
of the North River, being yet stopt are reduced to Great Distress for the want
of Salt, which article coming to us from Boston and going thro’ so many
Trading
mens hands, Each of which has great advance, that when it Comes to us is
raised
to an Extravagant price, which by our past misfortunes in being drove off and
loosing our Crops we are not able to pay, Notwithstanding the great plenty of
money in other parts of the State, and in order to save the profits to
ourselves which we have great need of, we humbly petition your Excellency to
take our Case into Consideration and grant us a permit to Carry out of this
State wheat, or flower to purchase Salt, for the use of our Families to the
quantity off one Hundred and one Bushels of Salt.

 And as our Views are not to make any profit to ourselves but purely to answer
the Necessities of our Families, we Humbly Conceive your Excellency will see
fit in your Wisdom to Grant our request, and your petitioners as bound in Duty
shall ever pray. 

 Increase Child, Jehoiada Millerd, Benjamin Richmond, Thomas Mansfield, Edward
Kissted, _________ Baker, William Frisba, Solomon Campbell, Ebenezer Patrick,
Cyprian Wilson, Philip Munger Elias Palmer, Elezear Millerd, John Carpenter,
Jehoiada Boyce, Abner Quitterfield, John  Neilson, Stephen Benedict David
Bidwell, George Hunter, John Andrews, Jabes[h] Tuttle, John Buck, Gabriel
Strang, Warren Carpenter, John Davis, William Robins, Jotham Bemus, Joab Cook,
Henry Minord, William Masters, John Stephenson, Garret Springer, John Tombs,
Joseph Palmer, Daniel Campbel, George Palmer, Joseph Row, Israel Rose, Caleb
Crandel, James Tombs, Stephen Tombs, Joseph Chamberlain, Benjamin Rogers.

Saratoga District Sep’r 4th 1779