Subject: Petitions 17 Nov 1757
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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
International Standard Book Number: 1-880067-28-5

Thursday the 17th of November 1757.

"... The following Petitions were presented to the House & severally read, vizt.

A Petition of Edward Lightwood Setting forth, vizt.
That he resided in this province fifty four years, paid Taxes and Dutys near
Thirty Years and hath executed for some months the office of Controller of the
Country Dutys of this Province, which office is now vacant by the Death of
Samuel Bowman Esqr., and praying to be appointed to the said Office.

A Petition of James Reid Setting forth, vizt.
That he hath Traded and Resided in this Province upwards of Twenty years but
during that Time has met with great Losses and Disappointments, and praying in
Consideration thereof to be appointed Country Controller in the Room of Mr.
Samuel Bowman, deceas'd.

A Petition of David Dott Setting forth, Vizt.
That the office of Controller of the Country dutys being Vacant by the Death of
Mr. Samuel Bowman prays to be appointed to the said Office.

A Petition of Peter Timothy Setting forth, Vizt.
That by the Death of Samuel Bowman Esqr. the office of Controller of the Country
Dutys for the Port of Charles Town is become vacant and the buisiness of the
said office would be Compatible with his present Vocation, and praying to be
appointed to Succeed the said Mr. Bowman in the said Office.

A Petition of Robert Williams Setting Forth, Vizt.
That the Office of Controller of the Country Dutys for the Port of Charles Town
is become Vacant by the Decease of Samuel Bowman Esqr. That the Petitioner being
detached from the concerns of any Particular buisseness or Profession wou'd have
it in his Power to make the Dutys of that Office the object of his Singular care
and Application, and Praying to be appointed to Succeed the said Samuel Bowman
in the Said Office.

A Petition of William Logan Setting Forth, Vizt.
That the Office of Controller of the Country Duties is now vacant by the Death
of Samuel Bowman Esqr., That he has been Register of the Court of Admiralty in
this Province for many years past and now Keeps an office for that purpose
conveniently Situated for the Trading part of this Town and Praying that the
said Office of Controller be granted to him.

A Petition of Morton Brailsford Setting Forth, Vizt.
That the office of Controller of the Country Duties being now vacant by the
Death of Mr. Samuel Bowman prays he may be appointed to Succeed to that Office.

A Petition of Henry Kennan Setting Forth, Vizt.
That by the Death of Mr. Samuel Bowman the office of the Country Controller is
now become Vacant, That he has been some years a waiter, That he has a familly
and out of all imploy and therefore prays to be appointed to that Office.

Petition of William Gibbes Setting Forth, Vizt.
Praying to be appointed Controller of the Country Dutys in this Province. Mr.
Laurens reported to the House that Mr. Crawford had taken the Oaths before his
Excellency the Governor....

Resolved that Controller of the Country Duties be chosen by Ballott. And Lists
of the names of the several Candidates being divers times put into a hat by the
several Members, it appeared upon taking the said Lists out, that Morton
Brailsford had the majority of votes....

And the Title was made "an Ordinance appointing Morton Brailsford Esqr.
Controller of the Country Dutys in the Province of South Carolina, the Ports of
George Town Winyaw & Beauford Port Royall Excepted.""

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