Petition for London Britain Twp. (1725); Chester County, PA

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from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, by Futhey and Cope; 

"  To the worshipjull the Justices for the County of Chester on Delaware now in 
Court sitting:
    "The Humble petition of the subscribers sheweth , Whereas finding the 
township of New London too large for us or the officers to sare therein, being 
never bounded on the Western side thereof, we your petitioners Humbly pray that 
it may be devided as thus; ;beginning at the west side of John Evans and so to 
Run a direct corce froward to the north side of thomas Evans' , and north of 
John James; and soe to the north side of Thomas Morris' and thence to the line 
of the manner, and soe joyning on the Line of the manner to the Line of New 
Castle, and soe to the aforesaid begining; ;and if you will be pleased to Grant 
of itt thus and call it by the name of London Brittain, - The officers being 
asloe named on the back side of this petition, for the enshewing yeare, - asn in 
your granting of the same your petitioners shall be ever bound in duty for to 
pran $c.
John Evans jr
Lewis Jerman
Richard Whitting
Owen Edward
David Davis
David Williams
Thomas Morgan
Philip Rees
Evan Hary
Rice Evan
Philip Dougless
John Evans sr
Thomas Price
Owen Thomas
John Devonald
Thomas Morris
Thomas Evan
David Evan
John James
Samuel Evan
John Jones
Jinkin John
      constable - Richard Whitting
      supervison of  the High ways - John Devonald
      overseers of the poor - John Evans, Thomas Morris Endorsed May 1725; 
allowed ye within peticon & refers ye settlling of ye bounds of the said 
Township to next court.