Petition to the General Court from the Town of Dracut

as will releive the distressed; Quell the dangerous Commotion
that are amongst us; Unite the People in Support of Re=
publicanism, & the Principles of our Constitution;
Promote a Principle of Brotherly love, and genuine Benevloence
and Terminate in y^e General good of Mankind we as in
duty Bound will every pray:-

At a Legal Meeting of the Freeholdors and
other Inhabitants of the Town of Dracut
Qualified by Law to vote in Town affairs. assembled at the
Meeting House in said Town On Monday the 25 Day of
Septem^r 1786 for the purpose among other Things of
Petitioning the General Court. after a full Descussion of
the foregoing Petition and Consideration of the former
Paragraph by Paragraph. Voted the same be signed
by M^r William Hildreth Town Clerk in Behalf of
the Town: and that the Honourable Joseph Bradley
Nasnum be Desired to Present the same to the Gener-
al Court

William Hildreth Town Clerk

In Senate Sept^r 29^th 1786 Read & committed
Israel Nichols & Richard branch
Esq^rs with such as the Hon.^ble
House may join to consider & report
Sent down for concurrence

Sam^l Phillips Jun^r Presid^t.

In the House of Representavies
Sept^r 29, 1786
Read and concurred & M^r Hutchinson
M^r Brown of Lexington & M^r Clarke are joined

Artemas Ward Speaker

In Senate Oc^t 5^th. 1786
Rich^d branch Esq^r appoint^d in room of
M^r Baker-

Petition from the
Town of Dracut

M^r Brooks
M^r Branch