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Petition to Close Road November 14, 1831 The Humble Petition of the Undersigned Citizens of Chester District Sheweth that a piece of Road Opened by Virtue of an Act of the Legislature Passed in Dec'r. 1824 ~ Crossing Fishing Creek at Doc'r Charles Boyds Mills, to be a Grievance The Prayer of Your Pettionsioners is that So much of the said Road be Disanulled as lies between the Point of Intersection with the Road leading by Whites Mills to the Nation Ford near William Montgommery; and the Point of Intersection with the Road Leading by Whites Mills to Chester Court House Near Doc'r Charles Boyds on the South side of Fishing Creek for the following Reasons. But Little More than one Mile below s'd Boyd's near Whites Mills, there is a Good Ford across s'd Creek and also a Bridge Under Repairs ~ Where Two Roads may be said to Cross. The one leading from the Nation ford Towards Columbia, the other from Chester Court house to Lands Ford Which Road are kept in Repair by the Commissioners of Roads. We also Consider the order for opening said Road to have been Illegally obtained, Not Being Advertized as Law Directs. We also consider the Road by Boyds to be of no Public Utility Whatever, Because When his Bridge Might have been Passed with Tolerable Safety, said Piece of Road was kept in Repair, and Very few (if any) choosed to go that Way When going to market. They all Prefer Crossing at Whites: The above piece of Road Praying to discontinued does not Exceed one mile and a half (if that much). The above is Respectfully Submitted, and Petitioners as in Duty Bound will Ever Pray ~
Subscribers Names Members of the Eastern Board of Commissioners of Road & Bridgges at James Dyes this 14th of Nov'r 1831 John Moore, chairman
Wylie Pitman |
