The Remonstrance of the People Call'd Quakers Resideing in Wayne County, sheweth that divers acts of Assembly past some time past Relating to Taxes is Rigorously put in Execution against us the said people in this County, which we Charitably believe to extend further then was intended by the said Acts, when they were passed, therefore we make bold to lay our present case before you hopeing you may take it under your Solid Consideration and in Wisdom Grant us Relief as you may think proper, and we believe it will Redound more to General Satisfaction then to hear that our Estates is taken from us by those that never Labour'd for them, and we Oblig'd to beg of our Neighbours, to give us leave to lie on their floors for want of our own houses and beds, which in all probability will be taken for Tax, therefore not being willing farther to Expose those that are in Authority over us, we think it our duty to lay before your Consideration our Cituation, and a list of Several of our publick Taxes without any acct. of the County or parish Taxes therein, which is as follows, an acct. of the amount of the Taxable property with the publick Tax for the year 1780—

Silas Hollowells Taxable property amounts to £2323—and the public Tax thereon, amounts to £2090—14—0

David Newsom £1800 and the Tax thereon £1620

Josiah Peelle £1370 and the Tax thereon £1233—

Joshua Davis £5530 and the Tax thereon £4977—

The Grain Tax demanded of Joshua Davis is near 40 barrels and the Rest of us taxed in the same Manner according to the Value of our Estates. The 22nd of the 1st Mo. 1781—