Petition to TN Legislature Regarding Liquor Sales, 1839
Transcribed from microfilm and contributed by: Charles A. Sherrill, 1992
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Petition Number 65, Year 1839
[No cover sheet or envelope]
To the Senate and house of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee Now in Session.
The Petition of the undersigned Citizens of the County of Bradley, humbly represents that the act of the General Assembly passed 26th day of January 1838 chapter 120 is considered oppressive and an abridgement of the rights of free Citizens in so much that the same is and has been violated with impunity, and such as free Citizens refuse to submit to. Where fore said act has been productive of more Evil then [sic] that which it repealed, We the undersigned therefore pray such act to be repealed and such a law to be enacted as Will autherise retailing Spirituous liquors under proper restrictions. October 14, 1839.
| Robert S. Brashares | ||
| John Lambertson | ||
| William Doherty | ||
| Levi Trewhitt | ||
| John Igou, Esq. | A.J. Parks | |
| — R. Hambright | Jefferson Parks | |
| John McMinn | John B. Brittan | |
| Hugh Hannah | L. Brandon[?] | |
| William White | Jn. Tucker | |
| James Wilhight | John Bune[?] | |
| Sims Harris | S.M. Wann | |
| Asberry Atkinson | David Wair | |
| John Hickes | Stephen White | |
| John Benton | A.H. Teenor | |
| John Walker | W.C. Cate | |
| T.H. Westerandlaw[?] | Willar Samples | |
| Charles F. Coleman | John Murphey | |
| James W. Nash | Samuel Long[?] | |
| J.C. Tipton | Alexander Webb | |
| J.B. Gamble | Dainl Lane[?] | |
| Z.[?] C. Williams | Martin Haggard | |
| Jas. Purddell [?] | Charles Cate | |
| Marshall Ba— | Greenberry Cate | |
| Thos. Clark | ||
| Charles K. Gillespie | John Batey Esq. | |
| Jas. R. Poe | James Baty[?] | |
| John Mount | Andrew Carel[?] | |
| Robt. Swan | Jas. Lauderdale | |
| Joseph Swan | H. Pendergrass | |
| Joseph Price | Jas. C. Mitchell | |
| Wm. Price Smart[?] & Carmichael | ||
| Willa– Champian | John C. Kinaday | |
| Andrew Canan | Danl. McGunkin | |
| Hasten Poe | Wm. McGunkin | |
| Eutly P. Defriece | J.G. Glass | |
| Willa– Hankenge[?] | John McJunkin | |
| David Hargard Esq | Elias Bolen[?] | |
| Levi Spencer | James Berry | |
| R.[?] G. Lee | J.R. Bates | |
| J.D. Traynor | Jeptha Randolph | |
| Capt. A. Blakin | ||
| G. W. Selvidge | T.J.R. Edwards | |
| James Lauderdale | Ephriam Bunyard[?] | |
| Joseph Guess | E.J. Bunyard | |
| William Cross | Lewis Shepherd | |
| A.H. Pitner[?] | John P. Angelly | |
| Elias Pitner | J.N. McMinn[?] | |
| B–[?] Lowry | [?] Jno McGee | |
| Richard Dodde | John McGee | |
| Jocob Doyl | James McGee | |
| W– Boyd | Willa– McGee | |
| Jno McGee | John Hardeart[?] | |
| John J. Webb | John Thourberry[?] | |
| Isac Hickes | J.P. Lea | |
| S.M. Taylor, Justice of the Peace | ||
| Johm M. White | Peter Fraizer | |
| William Parham[?] | Hiram Campbell | |
| Robert Humpries | ||
| S.A. Campbell | ||