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| Petition Signed in 1783 by Inhabitants Residing West of the Laurel Hill Mountains | |||||||||||
| Copyright © 2014 Debbie Duay, Fort Lauderdale, FL. All Rights Reserved. | |||||||||||
| Thank you to Sara Boppe for providing the images. | |||||||||||
| This site provides images of the January 1783 petition signed by people residing west of the Laurel Hill Mountains. | |||||||||||
| The source of the scans is NARA, Papers of the Continental Congress 1775-1789, M247, Roll 62, Item 48, Page 251. | |||||||||||
| The service is patriotic service in the state of Pennsylvania. | |||||||||||
| There are at least 3 patriots in the DAR Ancestor Database with this service: | |||||||||||
| 1) Robert Carroll (a1748-a1831), 2) Felix Hughes (1723-1805), and 3) Jeremiah Ellis Riggs (c1750-a1830) | |||||||||||
| These 3 patriots are all listed as residing in Washington County, PA. Neighboring counties may also be involved. | |||||||||||
| Be sure to check various possible spellings of your ancestor's name. | |||||||||||
| IMAGES | Intro 1 | Intro 2 | Intro 3 | ||||||||
| Signers 1 | Signers 2 | Signers 3 | Signers 4 | Signers 5 | Signers 6 | ||||||
