Bath County Petition, October 5, 1792
from Virginia State Archives
Submitted by Marvin O. Hill
To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia:
This memorial of the inhabitants of the county of Bath humbly sheweth that your memorialist at your Oct. session 1790 obtained your sanction for a separate county, and the lands of John Lewis dec'd at the warm springs met with the approbation of the whole county (for the public buildings) not only from it's being the central spot, but the many other valuable acquisitions both from nature and and art to render it of not more, yet equal to any other inland town in the state as the great leading road from Richmond to Kinawa, Kintucke, and several of the western countys goes through said place. This together with the numerous reports of all ranks of peoples to the Bath make's it an object worthy of attention. But the lands being the property of the Minors? of the were welling can give it on no other way but rent, and that at so extra ordinary a rate, and under such restrictions as nearly forbid population altogether.
But every advantage would be removed by opening lots for a town at said place and in consequence of its being improved in this manner, accommodations for those who wish to partake of the benefit of the waters will be rendered more pleasant and convenient, and a real benefit result the people at large, and as nature has gave it this advantage for improvements, merchants, traders, and mechanics of various kind will gladly take up their abode, and reside in it whereby trade will be increased and promoted, and such necessary as the inhabitants of this county are obliged to procure with fatigue and expense may be had with ease and convience at home.
Therefore, we hope that your Hon'ble House will extend your sanction under the constitution of our county, and grant us a town at the warm springs aforesaid under such restrictions and regulations as your Hon'ble House shall think proper, to be corporated and known by the name of Bathville. and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray.
Daniel Yevins, Thos. Milhollin, John Paul Bolluson Wm Moore
Owen Kelly Lemuel Mecum Robert Fletcher Robert Thompson
John Russell Jno Casebolt William Ewings Jonathan McNeill
Thomas Cochran John Swisher John McNeil Wm. McCarty
John Scott William Kincaid Tho. Anderson John Slaven, Jr.
Charles Donovin John Higgins John Alexander Abraham Ingram
Jacob Gillespy William Houchin Stepen Dysart Jeremiah Knox
Henry Graham Jno. Rogers Jacob Warrick David Jacobs?
William McClintick John Bollar George Moore Michael Dougherty
Ezeikel Steinman? Robert Gay Jeremiah Friel Daniel McCollam
Thomas Drinnen Chas. Burk James Lewis Alexander Waddell
William Doddridge Geo. Massingbird Geo. Poage Jacob Hutchinson
Robert McClintick Bengeman Collen Jno. Ervin Thomas Galford
Reuben Lunsford Joseph Sutton Wm. Nottingham John Ingram
Abraham Burner John Slavin William Knox Wm. Warrick, Senior
Arthur Graham Jno. Yeager Abraham McNeil John Lynch
Jno. Dilley Richard Hill John M. Cackley Stephen Shyintor?
Henry Himes? John Sutton John Moore John Sharp
Samual Moore Reuben Moore Moses Moore Mofes Houchin
John Warrick Daniel Slavens John Moore, Jr. William Warrick
Felix Grimes Hennery Anderson Stephen Nailer Wm. Ewing
James Irvin James Edminston Jas. Morrison Robert Reaugh
William Poage Arron Ewen John Collins Jacob Hawke
Robert Scott James Scott Enoch Cotton Thomas Mann
Thomas Parker William Hansford Robert Armstrong Robert Kincaid
George Kelly Caleb Powell Jn. McDuff Ezekiel Trotter
James Davis John W. Jones Patrick Gorman Thomas Byrd
Jas. Greenly Daniel Daynboldt Wm. Hughes James Brindley, Jr.
David Fnooncs? James Hamilton William Salisbury David Boiler
James Roebuck Lazrus Bartlay Joshua Buckley Leavin Nichols
John M. Cackley Valentine Himes? Alex Loury Silvinis? O'Del
John Frame Thomas Brock Reuben Slavens William McCollam
Abraham Davies Thomas Coberly John Warrick Levi Moore
Moses (Hou)chin, Jr. Andrew Warrick Levi J. Moore Abraham Switzer
Philip Switzer David Kinnison John Gibson Robert McCord?
James Stevenson David Hannah John Smith Edward Kinnison
Henry Caseboldt Giff Mcens? James Scott Isaac Armstrong
James Armstrong Archibald Armstrong Samuel Mikinny Israel Hughs
John Kinkaid Moses Mann? John Morris Denis Driscoll
John Fitzpatrick James Scot Michael Fuller John Dean
Andrew Bourland John Byrd Valentine Cackley Charles Kinnison
James Brindley, Sr. William Lonsdale William Sharp Robert Harvey
Joshua Ewings Isaac Linayer? James Diles Robert Hadligh?
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