Petition #11482910

Abstract

Sixty-six-year-old John Dale seeks permission "to retail spiritous liquors to travellers and others." Revealing that "he is a cripple," Dale reports that, even though "he did much service in the Revolutionary war," he is not eligible for "pensions to the old revolutionary characters of the Union." He further states that "although he has a large farm, together with Stock of horses, cattle, hogs &c sufficient for his own use, yet he has neither Slave, nor son, to cultivate his farm." Positioned "on a publick road," Dale prays that a law be passed "to grant to your petitioner the previlege of retailing spiritous liquors without Licence," thereby greatly facilitating "his means of subsistence, and [enabling] him to convert his produce to some extent into money, affording him the means of hiring labour to cultivate his farm, & provide the other necessary comforts of life."

Result: Referred to committee of propositions and grievances.

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Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee

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