Petition for Land Tax

Just got this document this week thanks to the Vermont State Archives.  They digitized it and sent it via email at no charge.  Some of the names are very difficult to read so I apologize to anyone whose ancestors name I have butchered in the transcription. 

A Petition of the Land owners of Fairfax for a Land Tax

---- Oct. 15, 1795

B.? Hopkins, Secy. In Genl. Assembly 15^th Oct. 1795

Rec’d & referred to the 2^nd Land tax ----

Wm. R. Whitney, clerk

To the Honorable the General Assembly now sitting, Your committee to whom was refer’d the within do report that the prayer thereof --- to be granted.

D. Sheldon for Comtt.

Windsor 19^th of Oct. 1795

In Genl. Assembly 19^th Oct. 1795

Rec’d. & accepted & ----

W.R. Whitney, Clk.

To the Honorable --- General Assembly to be Conven’d. at Windsor on Thursday the Eight day of October next.  The petition of a large number of proprietors ^and Landowners of Fairfax Humbly ---- that whereas the town of Fairfax in subject to the extraordinary expense of Building ^a Bridge over the river Lamoil [Lamoille] and the land being very wet in many parts of the Town they are under the necessaty of expanding more (?) upon the highways than almost any other town in that part of the state your Petitioners therefore request that a tax of one penny upon the acre ---- may be laid upon the land in Fairfax publick right ---- for the purpose of building bridges and replacing the road in sd. Town as in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray.

Date at Fairfax this 1^st day of September 1795

[Signature] No. of acres

David Farwell 100

Thomas Parker 200

John Farwell 100

Deliverance Wilson 100

Rober Kin—ly 100

Ebenezar Jutlett (?) 100

Joseph ----- 75

Jedidiah Bearman 100

Francis Story 100

Jedidiah Meitt 200

Newston Loal(?) 100

Shelding Parker 100

Jacob Story 100

James Hotchkiss 100

Jonathan Doughtry 100

James Farnsworth 100

Abijah Hawley 200

Geld [Gerald?] Buck 500

George Buck 500

Nathan Buck 180

Thomas Story 220

John ---- 100

Zephaniah Holm 150

Hampton Lovegood 120

Jonathan Danforth 400

Icabod Orter (?) 100

Elkanah Lothrop 100

[subtotal] 4445

Daniel Clark 250

Thomas Tefford 130

Chapel Wickwise 100

James Cressy 100

Nathan Shafford 250

Nathaniel Cressy 180

Ephraim Safford 100

Josiah Safford 180

Erastus Safford 200

Gideon Orter 100

Thomas Russell 100

Theopholas Blake  100

Bradbury Blake 100

Willm. Mugit 100

William Morfield 100

Thomas Richards 150

Luster Grovenor 160

Stephen England 205

Theopholas Grovenor 300

Silas Squier 150

Hezekiah Wright 150

Jese Barnet 125

Robert Barnnet 50

Braodstreet Safford 100

Francis Fathington 180

Jese Fathington 100

Peter Thorton 100

John Hart 90

Thomas Farnsworth 200

[subtotal] 3020

James Farnsworth 300

Oliver Farnsworth, Jr. 200

Oliver Farwell 100

Benjmn. Farnsworth 300

Horis Hopkins 100

M--- Hopkins 100

Whitlock Put 100

Asa Beaman 100

Samuel Millington 100

Jabes Safford, 120

Icbad (?) Wormer 100

Ross Lane 120

Joseph Bearman Jr. 900

Samuel Webster 100

Aaron Minor 100

James Bettage (?) 100

2660

4445

3020

10125