Page: [1] To the Honourable [Honorable] the Speaker and House of Assembly The Petition Humbly Sheweth that we the Inhabitants of Rockey Comfort and the upper part of Burke County do Labour [Labor] under a Grieveance [Grievance] in Regard of Sending our Specific Tax to Waynsborough or to Buckhead which is (30 or forty miles from the before mencion,d [mentioned] upper End of Burke which in all probability for are to be dispos'd [disposed] of for the Support of our Army against the Indians and as the before Mencion,d [Mentioned] distance is a Contrary way from Where in all probability it will be wanting, Last year we paid in Rockey Comfort Settlement and it was Brought from near the before Mencion,d [Mentioned] distance here you may be well Assur,d [Assured] we do not by this presume to oppose the Laws of our Country or Refuse to pay watever [whatever] the Legislator [Legislature] Should Inflict on us but Considering it So Very disadvantageous to our Inhabitants and Noways advanceing the the publick [advancing the public] Interest we thought it most advisable to petition to you on the Ocation Hopeing [Occasion Hoping] your Honourable [Honorable] Body will take it into Consideration and in Consequence of which we may have permision [permission] to give in where may be Considerd [Considered] Most advantageous for publick [public] & private Interest all which we Humbly Submit to Your Judicious Judgement [Judgment] and waits in Expectation that you will Condesend [Condescend] to grant the [deleted text: [illegible text] ] Request of your Hbl [Humble] peticoners [petitioners] & we will Ever pray [Signed] William allen [Signed] Soloman Wifleay 1 [Signed] [unclear text: Thos Tonnell ] 2 [Signed] Wm. [William] A. Burton 3 [Signed] Blass: [Blassingame] Harvey Junr [Junior] 4 [Signed] Thos [Thomas] Drake 5 [Signed] Tom. Jones 6 [Signed] Blasg [Blassingame] Harvey 7 [Signed] Robert Spullock [Signed] Tandy C. Key [Signed] John Ford [Signed] Wm. [William] Blackmon [Signed] William Pollard [Signed] Elijah Bragg [Signed] [unclear text: Walthall ] Burton [Signed] D Harris 8 [Signed] Robert French 9 [Signed] Pollard 10 [Signed] Thos [Thomas] Harvey 11 [Signed] Augustus Easter 12 [Signed] Jno [John] Darbey 13 [Signed] [unclear text: Champness ] Terry 14 [Signed] Henry Cocks 15 [Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Ratilliff 16 [Signed] [unclear text: Champness ] Terry 17 [Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Boasman 18 [Signed] Chapmon Talor 19 [Signed] Nicholas Currey 20 Page: [2] [Signed] Stepen Morgan 21 [Signed] Charnol Hitower 22 [Signed] Morris Murphrey 23 [Signed] [unclear text: Peter Kolb ] -- 24 [Signed] Elisabeth Scott 25 [Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Andrew 26 [Signed] John Roughton 27 [Signed] Wm. [William] Clarke -- 28 [Signed] [deleted text: ] 29 [Signed] Wm. [William] Thomas 30 [Signed] John [unclear text: Moreland ] 31 [Signed] John Dennis 32 [Signed] Cader vining 33 [Signed] Thomas Clark 34 [Signed] Wm [William] [unclear text: Rowe ] 35 [Signed] Jesse vining 36 [Signed] James Hodges 37 [Signed] Abram Dennis 38 [Signed] John Martin 39 [Signed] Matthew Carswell 40 Petition Sundry Inhabitants Burke County to the Legislature and referred to this Board Order taken 28th Jany [January] 1789. Jan. [January] 28, 1789 This Petition is referred by the Legislature to the order of the Executive as they are fully empowered by the Act of Assembly for laying a Specific tax to appoint places for the reception of the Specifics [Signed] Jas. [James] M Simmons Clk. G A [Clerk General Assembly] [deleted text: [illegible text] ] referred to the Executive