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+ | ====== Petition from the Inhabitants of St. Stephens Parish, ca. 1783 ====== | ||
+ | A request that all proceedings involving the confiscation of Philip Porchers estate be halted pending a new hearing. | ||
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+ | ===== Text ===== | ||
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+ | To His Excellency John Matthews Esquire, Governor & Commander in chief of the State of South Carolina. | ||
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+ | The humble Petition of the Inhabitants of the parish of St Stephen in the said State herewith, | ||
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+ | That your Petitioners, | ||
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+ | That his general Character is that of a Man attentive to the Duties of his Station, beloved and respected, that until the Capitulation of Charlestown & the consequent Reduction of the interior Parts, his Conduct always appeared to be that of a firm consciencious '' | ||
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+ | That Mr. **Porcher** is now come out of Town & has thrown himself on the Mercy of his Country. | ||
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+ | Your Petitioners influenced by the Circumstances as well as by his advanced Stage of Life & his numerous Family, humbly hope that it may not be imputed to him as a Crime what was chiefly his Misfortune, but that your Excellency will permit him and his family to return to his Home, and will also give Directions according to the Power vested in you, to stop all further Proceedings against his Estate until a Rehearing at the next Meeting of the general Assembly. | ||
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+ | And your petitioners in duty bound will ever pray. | ||
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+ | | John Palmer Junr **†**\\ Thos '' | ||
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+ | **†** = found on the 1790 US Census in Charleston SC | ||
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+ | ===== Images ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Source ===== | ||
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+ | * South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm FIXME. Petitions to the General Assembly. Series S165015, Item 2499. | ||
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