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Letter of Petition for William Strother to Arthur Dobbs, undated

Recipient:

Arthur Dobbs

Related People:

Joseph Bell
William Johnson
William Person
Benjamin Person
Thomas Person
Peter Green
Samuel Bell
Nathaniel Nicholson
Lewis Kirk
John Bell
Jesse Bell
Benjamin Nicholson
Samuel Lancaster
Thomas Harlton
Joseph Harris
Edmond Harris
William Hill
James Egerton
Arnold Edwards
Roger Williams
William Bowdon
William Bowdon Jr.
John Bowdon
Charles Shearin
Thomas Johns
Samuel Nicholson
Daniel Pegram
Daniel Pegram Jr.
Hewit Harris
Thomas Reed
James Nicholson
John Nicholson
Thomas Hazelwood
Edward Holliman
Charles Harris
John Egerton
Henry Nicholson
John Allen
John Bartie
Benjamin Williams
William Tabb
James Ransom
Edward Jones
Len Henley Bullock
Philemon Hawkins
John Hawkins
Richard Walise
Gromalin Earls
William Hobbs
John West
John Johnson
John Underwood
John Howard
William Lancaster
Pettig Howard
Dres Dixon
William Cagley
Nat Peebles
John Person
John Wootan
Thomas Wootan
Aaron Frissell
Thomas Eastrig
Benjamin Call
John Cain
Robert Philips
Robert Day
James Arnold
Williamson Lyles
Charles Lyles
Jerimiah Wooton
William Williamson
George Bledsoe
John Liles
James Wootan
Abraham Smeott
Robbart Vassee
William Anderson
John Burk
James Jones
John Pinion
William Strother

Collection:

G.O. 110

Places:

  • Transcription

[18 Apr 1763] [appears to have been added later]

To his Excellency Arthur Dobbs Esqr. Captn General Governor & Commander in Chief in and Over his Majts provence of No. Carolina.

Wee your petitioners Humbly Beg Leave to Solisit you in favour of Francis Strother an Aged Honest man of Good fame and Reputation who, has a son Calld William now in Sauls Bery Goal [sic] Under Condemnation of Death for horse stealing, and that he Being But a youth who very latly Obtained Leave of his faterh to go a Brode has fallen in with Bad Company and Led Astray to the place above mentioned and that During the Space of ten years in our Acquainta[nce] allways Demeand him Self amongst his Betters as Became him, and as a very Dutyfull Son to his father and mother,

now wee your petitioners Humbly pray that in your Grate Goodness you would please to Grant a Repreave to the Guilty Son in favour of the Honest parents which would Be a Comfort to the Aged man as well as a Caution to the yourn to Lead Good and Honest lives, and your petitioners shall ever pray,

 

William Johnson
William Person
Benjn Person
Thomas Person
Peter Green
Samuel Bell
Nath.l. Nicholson
Lewis Kirck
Jos. Bell
John bell
Jesse Bell
Benja Nicholson
Saml Lancaster
Thos Harlton
Joseph Harris
R[--]y Egerton
Edmond Harris
Willm Hill
James Egerton
Arnold Edwards
Jos. Jeffress
Roger Willams
Jordan H[-----]
Wilm Bowdon
John Bowdon
Wilm Bowdon Jun.
Charles Shearin
[ink blot] Burk
Fras Riggan
Thos Johns
Ephm Hill
[spot] Underwood
Saml Nicholson
Daniel Pegram
Danl Pegram Junr
Hewit Harris
Thos Reed
James Nicholson
John Nicholson
Thos Hazelwood
Edward Holliman
Charles Harris
John Egerton
Henry Nicholson
John Allen
Jas Myrick
John Bartie
Benja Williams
William Tabb
James Ransom
Sugar[?] Johnson
Edward Jones
Len Henley Bullock
Philemon Hawkins
Young McLemore
John Hawkins
Richard Walise
Gromalin Earls
William Hobbs
John West
Jno Johnson
John Underwood
Jno Howard
William Lancaster
Pettig Howard
Dres Dixon
William Cagley
Nat Peebles
John Person
[illegible]
[illegible]amount Sutton
John Wootan
Thomas Wootan
[illegible]
[ink spot]
W Horton
Aaron Frissell
Tho Eastrig
Benjaman Call
John Cain
Robert Philips
Robert Day
[ink spot][G--e] Brogden
James Arnold
Williamson Lyles
Charles Lyles
Jerimiah Wooton
William Williamson
George Bledsoe
John Liles
James Wootan
Abraham Smeott
W. hill
Robbart Vassee
William Anderson
John Burk
James Jones
Tos Pinnion
John Pinion
Chas: Kimball
Wm Williamson

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Manuscript Type:

Letter

Exhibit:

Papers of Arthur Dobbs

Related Documents

April 28, 1761
Circular Letter from Board of Trade to Governors in America, April 28, 1761
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Indian Allies to Great Brother [Arthur Dobbs], October 5, 1757
October 31, 1756
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Board of Trade, October 31, 1756
October 26, 1756
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to William H. Lyttelton, October 26, 1756

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