To the Right Honble Lord George Germain one of His Majestys principal secretary's of state &ca, &ca, &ca. : the underwritten memorialists in behalf of themselves, & others interested in the Provinces of Georgia & South Carolina

To the Right Honble Lord George Germain one of His Majestys principal secretary's of state &ca, &ca, &ca. : the underwritten memorialists in behalf of themselves, & others interested in the Provinces of Georgia & South Carolina

Memorial to Lord George Germain of Messrs. Greenwood, Higginson, Clark and Milligan & Nutt dated London, 19th Novemr. 1778

London 1778

[3] p. on 2 conjugate leaves ; 32 cm.

MSS L2014F52

Signed: Greenwood & Higginson, Clark and Milligan, John Nutt, London 19th Novr, 1778.
On verso: "Copy. Memorial to Lord George Germain of Messrs. Greenwood, Higginson, Clark and Milligan & Nutt dated London, 19th Novemr. 1778."
Petition on behalf of a British mercantile firm, urging the dispatch of British troops to Georgia & South Carolina to collect debts incurred by southern plantation owners.
The memorialists express their hope that the presence of British troops in Georgia will "reduce the disaffected people of that province to a just sense of their duty & allegiance," and will enable the firm to collect on debts due from plantation owners that were "contracted before the passing of the Act of Parliament prohibiting the trade with the rebellious colonies."
Written in a secretarial hand (marked "copy"); identical in format to many printed "lobbying" petitions.

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