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Transcript: Early Virginia Religious Petitions, Nov 3, 1779 To the honourable, the speaker and gentlemen of the house of Delegates. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the parish of Littleton in the County of Cumberland. Humbly showeth that the Rev. Mr. Christopher MacRae has for about seven years past been minister of the said parish during which time his conduct and behavior as a minister has given general satisfaction to the members of the church of England that tho he has not taken the oath of fidelity as required by law. We have good reason to believe he has I may instances showed himself a friend to the cause of liberty and that the reason of his not taking the said oath is owing to a scruple of conscience that your petitioners are just informed, a petition is set forth and to be presented to your house by the dissenters from the established church for the removal of the said Mr. MacRae from the glebe, your petitioners therefore humbly pray that as Rev. Mr. MacRae has hitherto behaved and conducted himself in a manner becoming his station, he may be permitted to remain on the glebe of the said parish and to continue the duties of his office during good behavior. Your petitioners further show that they look on it as a hardship the imposition of a triple tax on these who have not taken the said oath tho scruple of conscience and have always manifested a friendship to the Common Wealth. Your petitioners therefore further pray that a triple tax money not be imposed on such upon their giving personal or other security for their good behaviour. James Coleman Joseph Calland Robt Anderson Jr. Permenus Coleman Hezekiah Colquet Edmond Clemmons Thomas Moore Walter Kibble Francis James John Mountague Joseph Hubard Moses Hubard Samuel Melton Benjamin Burton John John Richardson Charles Parker William Coleman John Seay Jr. Gilbard North Thomas North Andrew Edwards Richard Alderson Jr William Davenport William Edward Robertson Wm Hill Jn Merryman Hezekiah Bradley Anthony Murrey William Hammonton John Slaughter Geo Baskerville Thomas Carr Joseph Moore Robert Glover Christopher Baltimore John Harris Bennoni Boatright Henry Suggett William Boatright William Baker Bartley Cuningham Winfield Copeley William Miles Nathaniell Carrington John Furlong Richard Eubank William Hobson Caleb Hobson Wm Hudson John Goode John Hix Tucher Baughn Issac Beacham Charles Ballou Benjamin Martin Simon Hughes James Holloway John Bradley John Robinson William Winfree Daniell Weatherford William Thropp David Lindsay Henry Martin Thomas Ninrey Thomas Hobson David Winiford ----- Robt Johns Jesse Thomas William Palmore David Linch Josiah Carter Thomas Boling John Johnson John Cannifax Jesse Boling [Drury] Hudgens John Murrey Samuel Glover William Burton William Harris Joseph Taylor Nathaniel Mannin Francis Flippin Wm Sanderson Jr. Ben Wilson David Coupland Maurice Langhorne Wm Russell Thomas Nash Simon Gentry Field Robinson Woodson Benajan Thomson John Stewart Thomas T. Swann Nathan Glen Humphrey Keeble William Coalman John Chalton Edward Robinson Lawson ----- Jeffrey Robertson Charles Wright John Criddle Hezekiah Carter Drury Woodson Saml Taylor Saml Apperson John Apperson Joseph Price Saml Robinson James Robinson Abraham Daniell Robert Furlong Thomas Smith Valintine Cuningham William Palmore Fleming Palmore James GILLIAM Phinehas Glover Jr. John Newton William Newton Tucker Woodson William ----- William ----- Obadiah Johnson John Sanderson Armistead Brown John McCargo Thomas Montague Daniel Jones John Sandridge Hezekiah Davidson Philemon Davidson Ben Wilson Geo Keeling Thomas Trotter John Langhorne John Minter Sr. John Minter Jr. William Brwn [sic] James Brown Wright Bond Clement Brown John Turner Turner Saml Brown Thomas Sugg Hill John Robinson William Bond John Burton Martin Richardson Samuel Osling Johm Armistead Nicholas Faulkner William Faulkner James Austin Joseph Palmore John Creasy Sr. John Creasy Jr. Benjamin Johnson Isham Carter Shadrack Carter Littleberry Scruggs Published by the Library of Congress online File historyLegend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete
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