Subject: Petition of the Inhabitants of St. Andrews Parish
Resent-Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 13:00:11 -0800 (PST)
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 16:02:14 -0500
From: Steve Coker 
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To: "SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com" 

The Colonial Records of South Carolina
The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly
Published by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 51-62239
ISBN: 1-880067-28-5

Thursday the 26th Day of January 1758.

"...The Council have read a Petition of the Inhabitants of St. Andrews Parish
addressed to the Governor, Council & this House.
And then the Messenger withdrew.
And the said Petition was read Setting forth as Viz.

That no Person hath yet undertaken to build a bridge over Ashley river according
to the Act of Assembly for that purpose provided; that the ferry now remains the
Property of the Public and not being Occupied by any person having authority, it
becomes intirely neglected and the Causeway almost de[s]troyed which Occasions
great difficulty and inconviniencies to Passengers; that your Petitioners being
Actuated by the Laudable motives of encouraging Learning & promoting Religion
are desirous of Erecting a Free School in their Parish towards which there have
been already many Charitable Donations. And That in Consideration of their
repairing and keeping in Constant Order the Causey & Giving due Attendance to
the Ferry, and likewise towards a Promotion of their said pious design, They
Pray that the Proffits arising from the said Ferry may be vested in their hands
till a bridge Shall be built over the River according to the Act of Assembly.

Ordered that the said Petition be refferred to the Consideration of a Committee.
And that they do Examine the Matter thereof & report the Same with their Opinion
thereupon to the House...."

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