Petition to the Legislature of Kentucky

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Title: Petition to the Legislature of Kentucky

Description: This document is a petition from the residents in and around the town of Boonesborough. Thirty-three men pledged land and money as incentive to locate the Kentucky state capitol at Boonesborough. These men include many of the early settlers such as John Holder, William Calk, Samuel South, Green Clay, William Irvine, Higgason Grubbs, Peter Evans, James French and William Bush.

"We the subscribers whose names are under written do hereby bind and oblige ourselves, our heirs, Executors and administrators to pay at four annual payments to any person or persons authorised to receive the same For the State of Kentucky the Particular Sums and articles annexed to our names. Provided that the permanent Seat of Government for the said State is Fixed in the Town of Boonsborough. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 30th day of August 1792.

Subscribers Names Cash
Robert Clark Junr. 200 pounds & one thousand acres of land on the w of Green River
John Holder 300 pounds
Wm Calk 200 pounds
John Moore 100 pounds
Saml South 100 pounds
William Orear 100 pounds
John Wilkerson 150 pounds
Green Clay 1000 Dollars & ten thousand acres of Land in Madison near & on the River
James McMillan 50 pounds & one thousand acres of land within twelve miles of Boonsborough.
Edmund Ragland 10 pounds
Benntt Clark 20 pounds
Ebeneaser Platt 200 pounds
Zach. Dozer 50 pounds
Thos. Butler 20 pounds
Thos. Clay three thousand acres land M. C.
Will Irvine 20 pounds
Higgason Grubbs 20 pounds & 250 acres Land on or near Kentucky in Madison County.
John Johns? 3 pounds & 50 acres Land on Tates Creek.
Peter Evans 20 pounds
James French 6 pounds
R. W. Million 20 pounds
Wm Bush 200 pounds & one thousand acres of Land in Madison on Silver Creek
Robert Elkin 12 pounds
Daniel Ramey 10 pounds
Edmund Hockaday 40 pounds
Philip Bush 10 pounds & 250 acres land lying on Silver Creek
Kls. [Killis] Eubank 10 pounds & 1000 acres Land on Licking
D. Bullock 200 pounds
Francis McKenny 7 pounds
Robert Clark Sr. 200 pounds & one thousand acres of Land near the Kentucky River
Henry Rowland 20 pounds
Henry Haynie 20 pounds
Wm. Hays 12 pounds
2630 pounds"

Source: Dorris Museum Collection

Date: 1792-08-30

Format: petition

Language: eng

Type: text

Identifier: 0010-065-fpf2