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Petition Number 119, Year 1845_

[The cover sheet reads: “Memorial of Samuel Samples & one hundred and sixty one Citizens of Bradley County. For compensation for grain impressed by Tenn. Volunteer troops. Referred to the committee on Federal Relations with instructions to report by bill or otherwise”. It is signed by McDonough J. Bunch, Clerk House Representatives.]

To the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee

The Petition of Samuel Samples a citizen of the County of Bradley and State aforesaid

Humbly represents and shows to your honerable body that in the year of 1836 he was settled and living in the County of McMinn and State aforesaid near the Town of Athens and a place which in that year became to be known by the name of Camp Wool — It being the place at which the volunteers which was called out by the Governor of the State of Tennessee Redezvoused, and further represents and shews that he was then and there possessed of a large quantity of oats wheat Wry & corn to the amount several Hundred Dozzen and of the value of Two hundred & twenty five dollars, that said volunteers used the same for forrage and took used & consumed the same. Said volunteers then used and consumed the Grain and forrage of your petitioner was over and above the number required by the Government of the United States, and was not received into the service of the United States. Your petitioner further represents that the United States has refused and still doth refuse to pay our petitioner for his grain & forrage aforesaid. Your petitioner has been Injured by the requisition of the Governor of the State of Tennessee for amount aforesaid, and is without remedy Except your honerable body should make an appropriation out of the Treasury of the State of Tennessee.

Your petitioner therefore humbly prays the General Assembly to pass such a law either General or special as will give to your petitioner a just compensation for the grain & forrage made use by said volunteers.

And your petitioner as in duty bound will forever pray

Samuel Samples

State of Tennessee ))
Bradley County ))

This day personally appeared before the undersigned, an acting Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Samuel Samples the foregoing petitioner & made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing petition are true as therein set forth.

Sworn to & subscribed this 25 day of October 1845.

Samuel Samples

R. M. Swan, J.P., B.C.

We the undersigned do humbly represent that we are well acquainted with Samuel Samples and recommend him to the General Assembly as a man of truth & veracity and that his grievances are [—]tly to be taken in consideration and on his behalf pray the General Assembly to grant him the relief prayed in his foregoing petition.