Franklin County, Georgia, Petition, 5 Mar 1790 - Womack, Bean, Cawthon, McBee, etc.

Telamon Cuyler Collection, University of Georgia, Hargrett Library (http://www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/index.shtml).

Box 42. Folder 3 - “Georgia. Governor Edward Telfair, 1790 March”.

[pg. 1]

State of Georgia / March the 5th 1790
Franklin County \

The Honorable Edward Telphar [sic, Telfair] Esqr Captain General Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the said State Greeting. Whereas we the Citizens of the Said County Have Ever laboured under Every Difficulty En that Ever free men had to incounter With and more Especially at the present time than heretofore by the ill proceedance of a few individuals who convened together in South Carolina not at most over fore men of our County who appointed and recommended the field officers of Our Country to your Honour; for which the county at Large are Greatly Dissatisfied not alleging anything to the charge of your Excellency but to the ill Conduct of those Designing men who Have Recommended those officers to answer their own Designing End and to gain Toppalarity [?] to them selves who is not careful to support the corrector of a gentleman nor the dignity of this State; for which Reason your Humble Petitioners Prayeth that your Excellency would please to Remove this Great appression off of the minds of the people by Granting your Honour Granting us a free Election to allect officers for our County by a mejority of Votes or som other way that your Honour might think most propper; and your humble Petitioners as in duty bound shall Ever Pray.

[pg. 2, 2 columns of names]

[Col 1]

Thomas Payne Esqr

Moses Payne

Nathaniel Payne

Champness Payne

John Payne

Wm Payne

Claborn Cawthon

Benjamin Echols Esqr

John Mullins Senr

John Briant

John Mullins junr

Benedick White

Nathaniel Hunt

James Hunt

John Hunt

Ambras Down

Samuel Payne

Wm Goff

Wm Goff junr

Thos Goff

Joseph Edwards

Clem Walters

John Walters

Thos Cottom

Samuel Walters

Poyndexter Payne

Thos Payne junr

Joseph Payne

Daniel Payne

Hennery Smith

[Col 2]

Moses Walters

Wm Harper

Daniel Ayerse

Baker Ayerse Senr

Barker Ayerse

Berry Payne

Robert Bean

William Womack

Robert Walters

William McBee

Elijah Waters

Moses Clark

George Clarke

John Clark Junr

John Clarke Senr

John Reddin

Robt Thresher

Warren Philpot

Thomas Sparks

Jeremi Sparks

James Sparks

James Wright

Elijah Sparks

Tom [?] Ward

Thomas Cotham

Aaron Campbell

Charles Gilbert

Ellickander [Alexander?] Caldwell

[pg. 3, one column of names]

Wm Liewes

Thomas White

Peter Jones

Wm Wood

Jas Freeman

John Conner Senr

Boley Conner

Sammule Porter

[pg. 4]

Petition from inhabitants of Franklin about electing Militia Officers

Order taken 30th March 1790