busness whatever, hence we prepared, & watched our opportunity and done all the business we could betwixt those hours for 10 days, pleadi[n]g the cause of the poor and oppressed. We have got a petition signed with with our names in the behalf of the church for a remuneration of our sufferings, and not of right of redress for they would not receive such a petition from us it would was thought by and and Major Hughs [James M. Hughes] that our petition would carry if it was not too late in the Session. handed it to the Chairman on the Committe of “public Lands” he said he would do would the best he could for us. is of the opinion if we would Sue the State of for redress of grievances, that there was virtue enough in the to answer our demands for I will <​tell​> you , there they are God d God damned ashamed of their conduct and are of the <​same​> opinion.