Transcribed from microfilm and contributed by: Charles A. Sherrill, 1992
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ear 1857, Petition Number 74_

[The cover sheet shows that this petition was referred to the Committee on Banks, which committee asked to be released from further consideration.]

To the Legislature of the State of Tennessee now in session:

The undersigned Petitioners, citizens of Bradley County, respectfully represent to your Honorable body, that if the Bill reported by the committee on Banks be carried into a law, that part of it prohibiting the State Bank from issuing bills less than five dollars will subject your Petitioners to great inconvenience.

Your Petitioners remember that when the Bank was not allowed to issue change bills, it was nearly impossible to make change to pay their taxes, and that scheme of the Bank to remove the difficulty by issuing bills of the denomination of six, sevens, eights and nines, was only a partial remedy and constituted a very inconvenient currency.

Your Petitioner therefore earnestly entreat your Honorable body to allow the State Bank to continue to issue small bills; and further very respectfully request the the State Bank of which your Petitioners claim to be _Stock Holders_, be exempted generally and particularly from the pains and penalties of the Bill now before your Honorable body.

November 28th, 1857