To the Hon. The Legislature of the State of Illinois—
Whereas, By an Act of the Legislature of Ills. at a former session, a state Road, to lead from Crow’s in Morgan Co. to Musick’s Bridge in Sangamon Co., was ordered to be located & opened, the route selected under this “Act” was nearly
universally unsatisfactory to the people in the vicinity of it; this dissatisfaction
was made known to your Body at a subsequent session by forwarding a Petition, requesting
a second review to be made— this was not attended to as was contemplated by the Law,
so that, at present the existence of said Road is ^a^ fruitful source of dispute & discontent. The undersigned Citizens of Sangamon County do therefore most Respectfully Petition, that all Laws in relation to the above named
Road be declared null and void, and hereafter leave the issue with the County Court of Sangamon and the people, to whom its settlement more properly belongs.
And Your Petitioners as in Duty bound will ever pray, &c[etc.]
November A.D. 1838
Names of Petitioners. | |
Michael Davis | Names of Petitioners. |
Jonathan Colby | W. P. Remshaw |
Job green | James Black |
William Pemberton | Andrew P. Tannehill |
James [Miler?] | Samuel Combs |
William Green | John N. Combs |
Robert Sidwell | Thomas Combs |
Willis T Nance | Josiah Grady |
Edward Potter | Joseph Cogdal |
E. J B Harrison | Anderson Duncan |
Lewis Ferguson1 | Isaac Cogdal |
Clardy Barnett | Robert Bagby |
Wm A. Pollard | James. W. Bagby |
James S Purvines | J W McElwain |
Albertson Smith | Tarlton loyed |
Wm Coats | John M. Berry |
george W Nance | George M [Bowsly?] |
[J?] Jonah Combs |
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1 | Elijah Houghton | |
Isaac Foster | 49 | |
Elisha Bone | 50 | |
39 | Mentor Graham | |
40 | Joshua Sayle | |
41 | Harlan Gibson | |
42 | Jesse H [Hergander?] | |
43 | [Wm Ross?] | |
44 | Thos Sayre | |
45 | Frederick Minder | |
46 | John E. Short | |
47 | Henry Morgan | |
48 | Samuel Dorrell | |
49 | Calvin Pierce | |
50 | Ed Creighton | |
Wm C Irwin | ||
Henrey Miller | ||
Isaac Smeck | ||
Jessey Shurley | ||
John Purcapile | ||
George Purcapile | ||
J[ohn?] Golesby | ||
Moses Miller | ||
John G Purvines | ||
Dallis Scot | ||
John Antle |
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“Petition for Road 1838.
Handwritten Document Signed, 2 page(s), Folder 100, HB 127, GA Session 11-1, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,