Primary County: PLEASE SELECT

Date Filed (format: YYYY/MM/DD): 1803/12/01

Petitioner(s):

Purpose / Short Description:

Text of Petition: 12-1-1803-1
The Honorable Genneral Assembly of The State
of Tennessee - Your Humble Petitionars Deverix
Gilliam & Hugh Dunlap - Humbly pray your Honor-
-able Body would pass a law Athorising them to
Erect? A Gate on each side of Hatotoro? River across the
Public road leading from Hnosevilx? to Dandrige at
or near each of your petitioners Houses - To remedy an -
inconveniance arising from the lowness of The Banks and
always liable to be overflowed by the said ^river which carrys a-
-way your petitioners fences, which proves very injurious
to you petitioners Your petitioners will create convenient
Gates At their own expenses from which no inconveniency can
arise to the publick For which your Petitioners will
ever be bound to pray
Deverix Gilliam
Hugh Dunlap
October 10th 1802