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To The honourable [honorable]  the [deleted text:  [illegible text]  ]  [added text (appears to be different ink): Governor ]  and [deleted text: other ]  members of the [deleted text: General Assembly ]  [added text (appears to be different ink): Executive Council ]  now Siting [Sitting]  in augusta 
The humble petition of the Subscribers residents of Captain [unclear text: Lett ] s, Green's & Whitakers districts shew [show]   
That your petitioners are (at their own expence [expense] ) [document damaged] finishing a fort on the North Side of Ogeeche abou [document damaged: t ]  One mile from the lower Corner of Washington County Known by the name of Wood's Fort, The daily and alm [document damaged: ost ]  hourly alarm hath made this (in our opinion) a necessary Work. And as there is a large space of uninhabited and unguarded land, lying between us and the Indians, we therefore pray Your honourable [honorable]  body to grant us the priviledge [privilege]  of having fifty men and horses, for the Sole purpose of Guarding the aforesaid Fort and districts, and this we [document damaged] lling to do at our own expence [expense]  (arms and ammunition [document damaged: Ex ]  cepted)  
 
And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever [document damaged] pray --  
[Signed] Jesse Inman 
[Signed] Dannel Inman 
[Signed] Stephen Powel 
[Signed] John [unclear text: Write ]  
[Signed] James Cent 
[Signed] Arthur Lott 
[Signed] William Roberts 
[Signed] Simon Shepard 
[Signed] James Tindel 
[Signed] James Johnston 
[Signed] Mark Lott 
[Signed] Nathan Lott 
[Signed] Absolom Lott 
[Signed] John Lott Junr [Junior]  
[Signed] Jese Wiggians 
[Signed] Arthur moore 
[Signed] Wm. [William]  Lott 
[Signed] Hughes Pattin 
[Signed] William Downs 
[Signed] William henson 
[Signed] John Gilstrap 
[Signed] John Johnson 
[Signed] John tendel 
[Signed] Thomas Spikes 
[Signed] Simeon Gandries 
[Signed] William Nelson 
[Signed] James Hendly 
[Signed] David Hinds 
[Signed] William Hinds 
[Signed] Timothy Sharp 
[Signed] John Greyham 
[Signed] Georg Hendry 
[Signed] Charles McCullers 
[Signed] William Wood 
[Signed] Willis Wood 
[Signed] George Hendrey 
[Signed] Joshua Wood 
[Signed] Moses Spence 
[Signed] Tharpe Spenc [document damaged: e ]  
[Signed] John Spence 
[Signed] Samuel Braswe [document damaged]  
[Signed] William Newman 
[Signed] Joseph Floydd 
[Signed] Charles Hendry 
[Signed] Jacob Hendry 
[Signed] Christopher Snell 
[Signed] Samuel Kirkland 
[Signed] Andrew Grant 
[Signed] James Sartain 
[Signed]  [illegible text]  
[Signed] John Bryan  
 
 
 
 
 
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Petition 
Sundry Inhabitants 
Burke County 
Order taken 
 
18 Octob [October]  1787.