1779-03-18 (static/transcriptions/1779/03/009.jpg)

Thursday March 18th 1779.

2 Mr. D’Acres
4 Mr. Droz
6 Col. Pearse The Committee of
7 Col. Watson Petitioners
12 Mr. Evelyn
8 Mr. Ducarel
9 Mr. Shore
10 Mr. Touchet
1 Mr. Petrie
5 Mr. Higginson. Q.
11 Mr. Vansittart Q.
3 Mr. Cottrell Q.

After receiving the fair copy (Mr. Petrie said) he would I will assemble the subscribers to consider of an an the answer. But previously I declare that the Petition is not sign’d by those who were solicited, but by such as solicited to sign.
Col. Pearse, Protested the Officers of his Corps were not solicited, to sign, but were desired by him not to sign except they thought themselves interested in the Matter of the Petition. He said said
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