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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** William and Mary Quarterly Vol 2 Series 2 pg 213-216 Petition from Albemarle for Emission of Paper Money Albemarle County Anno Dom. 1788 To the Honorable Speaker, and House of Delegates Convened together at the City of Richmond; to take under their consideration, what may attend to the good of the Commonwealth of Virginia, etc. We your Humble petitioners sendeth these lines to this Honourable House, to inform you of our distressed condition, which is coming on us daily, for want of a circulation Medium among us, therefore we pray you to take it under your consideration, and grant our request, which is this, We pray and wish you to emit as much paper money as will pay out domestic debt, and said money to be a Lawfull Tender, in all debts dues and Demands, whatsoever (Except the Demands of Congress, which we ever shall be happy to be Taxed in Tobacco, Etc. to answer that of paying our Foreign debt & Loan Etc.) For admitting the enemies of said paper Money, Should depreciate it a little at first, it is better for a few to suffer a little than a majority of the State to become Servants to the rest, and it appears to your petitioners likely to be the case when we consider the quantity of money it takes to pay off our Sivel list annually, and also our Six per cent Interest Warrants, And we Consider it just and right, that the old british debts should be paid that was contracted before the Ward, but also we remember that when those debts was contracted, that there was a paper Currency among us that they generally was willing to recover, therefore we wish to pay them off in paper money, and then they will be willing to allow us a reasonable price for our Tobacco Etc., and leave our money among us, for we are not so doubtfoll of the faith of our State as many appearantly is, for we are heartoly willing to sell our property for said money, as well now, as when George the third was our head, for we believe, when said money is called in by Taxation, that you our Legislature has wisdom enough to lay it out on purchasing Tobacco Etc., to help to Rase a fund, and admitting some persons should say that this cannot be done we are very clear that there can be as good a fund Rased to redeem this said money as was done to redeem our Militia Certificates Etc. and now, if this Honourable House will not grant this our request, we still will pray farther, for our property to be received in payment of our debts, at the valuation of two or three good men, and we wish to leave it to your wisdom to point out what kind of property shall be received in payments of our debts, and if something similar to our requests is done what heart can stand by and see his property that he hath laboured hard for, sell for one fourth of its value and in a few years perhaps not for over one tenth of its value, then power will naturally follow property, then God help the poor- Therefore by these hints you may know what our prayers and wish is- and now we wish that good Spirit above many inspire your breasts so that you may never consent to the Instaulment Act, for it alarms your petitioners when they consider that the Merchant is the channel by which the money must come through to the planter, then will they not consult together, And fix the price on our Commodity as they see fit, and will they not keep back more than six per cent upon all their debts due to them that they do not receive in the first years payment Etc. Etc. Alas will Instaulment put a stop to that eating Canker of six per cent Interest Warrants, and also the old British Debts must be paid under the same Act which will make the old proverb true- a new Broom sweeps clean, then that saying will soon come to pass They have taken Virginia without the fere of a gun, and now we conclude wishing that God May direct you for to act and do whatsoever may attend for the good fo the Commonwealth of Virginia in general, Amen- Then they Humble Petitioners shall every Pray- Hugh R. Morris Charles Minx John Burnley William Grayson Henry Wood Cornelyus Moping John Mills Talton Woodson Peter Rosell Grabriel Mullens his John Taylor John Maupin Jeremiah X Cleveland Wm. Coles, Sent Gabril Maupen mark Edward Butler Thos Reed John Williams Michail Smith Bartolomeh Kindred George Norvell Chas. Hudson Jno. Brit John Baly Sr. Wm. Kenney Joel Wheeler Samuel Burch his John Sproul John Alexander John X Palhoof (?) Jesey Gooch Wilson Roberts mark James Briget William Shelton, Sr. Samuel Mun Maicajah Wheeler Jr. Anthony Granning Micajah Via Bartlet Elllis John Eades Martin Gentry Maxey Ewell Joseph Sutherland, S John Matthews Jno. Mopin Sen John Allen, Tax P James Wood James Harris Joseph Burch Daniel Maupin Peter Shaver Moses Gentry Mourning Roberts T. P. John Jones Nelson Thomas William Humphreys T. P. David Gentry Willaim Ramsay Joseph Roberts T. P. Wm Macon, Sen Robt. Sharp, Jr John Bent Wm. Woods Josh Buster, Sr. George Conner James Kinsolving John Allphin John Gillum, Senr. William Thompson, John Queritt John Gillum, Jun. Tax Payer James Siddearth, Sr. William Berry Joseph Mansfield James Suddearth, Jr. Thos. Harlow John Martin Samuel Dedman Philemon Snell John Hall Josiah Wallece Samuel Brookman Zackarius Maupin John Harris Oliver Cleveland John Day Solomen Dolen James Noland Robert Layne John Stockton Andrew Pray Banj. Dodwheeler William Davis Mathey Mopin Daniel Maupin, Jr. William Gooch Robert Yancey James Reynols Alexander Wetnell David Mc Caully Thomas Harlow James Brooks William Sudderd Claudius Buster, Jr. Joseph Nott Joseph Claiborne William Fickenson John Brown John Sowell David Sowers Evan Watson Thos. Cobbs David Burges his James Mayo, T. P. Joseph Burnett Joshua X Grady his Daniel Mc. Evay mark John X Brian Peter Below Obediah Britt mark his Benjemine Thaker William Johnson George X Procter Nathanuel Thaker William Clarke, T. mark West Lanford Robert Martin James Hayes Claudius Buster John Spencer Isom Randolph Barnett Carter Thomas Mopin Ephraim Musack Micajah Wheeler John Given David Buster Daniel Maupin Boling Burnett Edward Broaddus Robert Langford Jo. Upton John Spencer, Jr. William Sudderd Wm. Mc. Gee Nathl. Dedman, T. P. Chas. Yancey Benj. Lacy Jesse Compton David Humphrey Benj. Gentry Robert Field Nathan Harlow John Woods James Reid Richard Sanford Hugh Mc. William Wm. Wood, Jr. John Fergusson Francis Craven Benjamin Taylor Augustine Shepperd Horsley Goodman Wm. Langford Phillip Gooch Endorsement- Daniel Cain James Kerr Albemarle Petition for his John Gillom an Emmision of Paper John X Randolph William Wood Money 3rd of Nov., 1787 mark Samuel Parr Petition A 174, Nov 3, William Bailey Samuel Black 1787.