{"id":1542,"date":"2023-06-21T23:39:21","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/bradley\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2023-06-21T23:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:40:00","slug":"petition-to-tn-legislature-to-incorporate-female-academy-1846","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/bradley\/petition-to-tn-legislature-to-incorporate-female-academy-1846\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition to TN Legislature To Incorporate Female Academy, 1846"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Transcribed from microfilm and contributed by: Charles A. Sherrill, 1992<br \/>\nA project of the Bradley County Historical Society<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/bradley\/petitions-to-the-tennessee-state-legislature-from-bradley-county-1837-1866\/\">Click here<\/a> for an introduction to these petitions and instructions for acquiring copies.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Petition Number 206, Year 1846<\/p>\n<p>[Cover sheet reads: &#8220;A petition from Sundry Citizens of Bradley County praying for the Incorporation of Cleveland Male and Female Academy in Said County of Bradley&#8221;.]<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland, Tenn. Dec. 14th, 1847<\/p>\n<p>To the Genl. Assembly of the State of Tennessee Now in Session<\/p>\n<p>The undersigned your petitioners Respectfully Request Your Honerable Body to incorporate the Cleveland Female Academy for Bradley County.<\/p>\n<p>And we further Request that this Academy be allowed One half of the Academy fund to which the County of Bradley is Entitled.<\/p>\n<p>Very respectfully<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>J.J.R. Edwards<\/td>\n<td>James A. Haitley[?]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wm. H. Tibbs<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>J.W. Inman<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wm. S. Montgomery<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wm. L. Brown<\/td>\n<td>G[?] Masters[?]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>P.J. Lea<\/td>\n<td>P.J.R. Edwards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>E.F. Johnston<\/td>\n<td>Wm. H. Tibbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>G.W. Parks<\/td>\n<td>J.W. Inman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>L.B. Miller<\/td>\n<td>Isaac Lowe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>J.L. Graves[?]<\/td>\n<td>J.D. Trayner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A.J. White<\/td>\n<td>G.W. Parks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Isaac Lowe<\/td>\n<td>John H. Payne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jas. M. Johnston<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>George W. Sallee<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Josiah Johnston<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>James Batt[?]<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>James A. Gamble<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jonas Hoyl<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>James Berry<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Daice[?] Buck[?]<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>H.L.W. Swan[?]<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcribed from microfilm and contributed by: Charles A. Sherrill, 1992 A project of the Bradley County Historical Society Click here for an introduction to these petitions and instructions for acquiring copies. 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