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by the highest authority in this Country decla-red to be sacred and inviolable may be safe-ly expected from its justice and liberality. They therefore respectfully petition that the Laws imposing military requisitions and penalties for non-compliance may be consi--dered as they respect your petitioners and such relief afforded as wisdom of the Legislature shall deem just and necessary. Signed by order and on behalf of a meeting of the representatives of the aforesaid society held in Dinwiddie County the 17 of 11 mo 1810By Benjamin Bates Clerk at this time