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Petition Number 211, Year 1847

[Cover sheet reads: “Petition of Isaac Brazelton Praying for a law to be Past Autherising him to hawk and Peddle with out Licens”. The petition was read in the House on Dec. 7, 1847 and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The committee recommended that it be rejected on Dec. 10, and the House concurred.]

Charleston, Tenn. Nov. 28th, 1847

To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Tennessee now in Session, Your Humble petitioners Represent to Your Honorable Boddy the case of one Isaac Brazelton a Citizen of Bradly County Tenn Who is forty Eight year of age and from a long series of affliction of Rheumatism in his hip & thigh has rendered him intirely incapable of performing manuel labour and has no other means of making a Support for himself and family. Your Humble petitioners therefore pray Your Honorable boddy that you grant to the said Isaac Brazelton the privelidge to hawk and peddle through out the State of Tennessee free of licens this being done Your petitioners as in duty bound will every pray & etc.