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To His Excellency Josiah Martin Esqr., Capt General, Governor in and over the Province of North Carolina the Honourable Council Mr. Speaker and Gent of the House of Burgesses.  The Humble Petition of the inhabitance of the north part of Orange County Humble Sheweth, that whereas by the large extent of said County, it renders it very burdensom to attend general musters and courts, and we pray that a line beginning where Granville County line corners on the Virg'a line thence running south on Granville line twenty five miles and there corner thence west to Guilford line thence North Along said Guilford to the Virg'a line thence east along the Virg'a line to the beginning and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray.
Signed:

Jno Tryor
Joseph Suttle
Peter Rogers
Richd Coleman
Thos Clayton
John Rogers
Isaac Johnson
John Clayton
John Smith
Gabriel Davis
Lambroth Morgan
John Warrin
John Adams
Thomas King
James Warrin Jr
Moses Bridges
Isaac Reaves
James Warrin, Sr.
Robert Paine
Rashles Owin
Timothy Warrin
Aaron Bridges
Joseph Shelewoth
Hackley Warrin
Josiah Butler
John Bumpas
William Warrin
David Womack
Samuel Bumpas
John Rogers Jr
Abraham Womack
Edward Bumpas
William Fuller
John Lawson
William Bumpas
Joseph Gold
John Bridges
John Day
Jno Dunlevy
William Stone
Thos Day
James Harker
James Funer
William Yarbrough
Thomas Neeley
James Jones
Samuel Yarbrough
Thomas Neeley
James Jones
Samuel Yarbrough
Nathaniel King
George More
James Tabor
Joseph Dunkins
John Ragon Senr
Alexander Davison
Darby Henly
John Ragon Junr
John Davison
John Browing
Jas Baird
James Roye
John Moore
John Baird
James Kirkland
William Welch
Thos Donaldson
John Hinge
Ambrose Williams
James Hubbard
Benjamin Connel
John Williams
Thos Camp
Henry Fuller
Lawr Hook
Henry Ledbetter
James Moore
Loyd Vanhook
John McCoy
John Tabor
John Garrett
Philip Palmer
Nuton Cannasor
Richard Foard
John Barin
William Tomson
John Morrow
James Anderson
Roger Rees Senr
Arthur Moore
Joseph Surrott
John Saterfield
John Tomson Junr
David Vanhook
Thomas Ray
Philip Selph
Samuel Vanhook
James Saterfield
Henry Ford
James Gay
Barnabas Grims
Wm Bridges Senr
Rubin Nuton
Stephen Auston
Wm Bridges Junr\
Richard Hargis
Isaac Vanhook
Jno Isham
Wilm Jay Junr
Benjamin Morrow
Thos White
Joseph Jay
John Debond
Tho Bumpas
John Tomson
John Arnol
John Mann
William Morrow
John Boling
James Jufus
Jas Dunbar Hendby
John McMurry
Thos Mann
Charles Trim
Jas Griffin
Joseph Logan
Samuel Nealey
Alexr Canhorn
Zachri Green
Jesse Tomson
John Hardges
William Byas
Roger Rees Junr
John Knight
Daniel Blackwell
John Rees
John Byas
John James
Benjamin Justis
James Satterfield
Thos Morrow
John Wilson
Robert Byas
T. Wyeman
Elijah Edwards
Caldwell Saterfield
Thomas Nucket
John Allen Tharp
William Rankin
Ham Carr
James Long
Wm Usrey
Edward Nash
Robert McReynolds
James Turner
Robt Austin
Medford Dickson
Josias Dickson
Wm Miles Senr
Wm Miles Junr
Jacob Sulph
Jas Hitcherside
Thos Barnet
Elkannah Lacy
Wm Carver
Henry Cockburn
Abram Ford
Thos Whilkins
John Gan
John Womack
Benjamin Tuftin
Wm Davison
Benjamin Huber

Note: All spellings are as they appeared in the original document.