BERKS PETITION AGAINST CALLING A CONVENTION

REMONSTRANCE OF INHABITANTS OF BERKS COUNTY.

To the Honourable Representatives of the Freemen of the State of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met:

"...That we are not a little surprised to find that a Resolve has passed the Honourable House at your last sessions calculated to throw the State into new convulsions and revive the animosities which, we have reason to believe, are well nigh allayed, namely, that the sentiments of the People might be taken respecting a new Convention to alter or abolish certain articles of our happy constitution..."
Signed by:
728 INHABITANTS
BENJAMIN SPYKER PETER ZUNNOG
HENRY SPYKER HENRY BATTORF
JACOB FISHER GEORGE WEIS
PETER SPYKER, Jun. MICHAEL KATTERMAN
CHRIST'N FISHER JACOB KATTERMAN
PHILIP VON NEIDA BALZER NOLL
CHRIST'N LOWER, Jr. JOHN WEIS
LAWRENCE BENNICH MARTIN VON NEIDA
PETER LEDERMAN PETER BITNER
W'M HOSTER JOHN SHNEE
NICHOLAS KRISECKER CASPER SWARTZ
ADAM SCHULTZ VALENTINE BENTNER
THOMAS SMITH PHILIP KATTERMAN
JACOB ETCHEBERGER PHILIP WOLLEBER
PHILIP ETCHEBERGER PETER WOLLEBER
NICHOLAS (?)EYGAND JOHN SCHWEITZER
JOHN ZOLLER JACOB SCHWEITZER
DANIEL REITH MICH'L KOPPENHEFFER
MARTIN (?)EISER HENRY STEINER
FRANTZ ZOELLER ADAM WILHELM
PETER BRUA PETER SMELTZER
GEORGE LEHNER, Jr. GEORGE KAUFMAN
GEORGE LEHNER JACOB RENER
CHRISTOPH WINTER PAUL WOLFF
ANDREW SHAD JOHN GROFF
JOHN ZERBE ABRAHAM DIEHL
JOHN YOUNG PETER REICHARD
PETER LEISS CASPER RIETH
FRANTZ WENRICH PETER REICHARD, Jun.
JACOB LEVENGOOD GEORGE KLINGEL
PETER DRIESBACH MARTIN GUNDERMAN
JOHN CHRISTMAN JOHN BESHORE
HENRY SCHAEFER JACOB BROWN
JOHN REITH BALZER EMERICK
ADAM KALBACH MICHAEL SWARTZ
PETER MOYER JACOB BORDNER
ADAM LEHNER ANDREW ERES
PHILIP GUNDERMAN MICHAEL READ, Jun.
NICHOLAS WOLFF GEORGE BRENNER
JOHN KORNGIBEL PETER ANSPACH
NICHOLAS WILMER ADAM ANSPACH
ADAM EMERICH JACOB SWAB
GEORGE EMERICH ELIAS HELLER
JOHN CHRISTOPH. SMITH MARTIN BROWN
JOHN ANSPACH GEORGE HARTT
MICHAEL RIETH MATTHEW HENRICK
JOHN JACOB WEIGAND PETER KUTSMAN
ADAM RIETH VALENTINE GEBHART
CASPER DENNER DANIEL KRAMER
YOST DOERR MICHAEL BATTORFF
DAVID MILLER JACOB DECKER
PETER BROWN CHRIST'N ZERBE
WM. SCHEFFER JOHN EMERICH
CHRIST'N HECKENDORN JACOB KURR
GEORGE BATTORFF JACOB ANSPACH
CHRIST'N LAURER PETER WALBORN
DANIEL LUCKES JACOB WEISEN
PAUL LAHR JOHN SPYKER
ANDREAS APPLE PAUL BISHOFF
MICHAEL FURER JACOB BOUSHLAG
GEORGE WOLFF VALENTINE-------
NICHOLAS STOUCH CHRIST'N SHOEMAKER
GOTTFRIED ROEHRER JOHN CASPER RIETH
WM. KRICHBAUM JOHN GEORGE ULRICH
JOHN BROWER GEORGE RIETH
DANIEL HOFFMAN GEORGE GOODMAN
PHILIP GEBHARD LAZARUS WINGER
PHILIP RIETH THOMAS KURR
LENHART STUB JOHN ADAM CASEL
GEORGE WOLFF JACOB ROHRER
JOHN ANSPACH, Jr. JOHN ROHRER
MARTIN STUB CONRAD REPMAN
WILHELM ESHBERGER PETER WEIS
JACOB REITH ANDREW KREUTZER
PETER ESHBERGER GEORGE GRAFF, Sen.
GEORGE NEIDIG GEORGE GRAFF, Jun.
WILLIAM ALBERT NICHOLAS DEISSMER
HERMAN KNEBEL FETTER KRUETZER
JOHN COBELL BENJ'M BAUMBERGER
GEORGE EMMERT BENJ'M ZERBE
FETTER KRITZER MICHAEL FEHL
ANDREW SALTSGEBER HENRY DANIEL
RICHARD PATTON NICHOLAS KENZER
CHRIST'N FRANTZ SIMON BRESSLER
PHILIP GRAFF JACOB SLYER
CHRIST'N WALBURN DANIEL WORMELSDORF
WILLIAM GARTNER GEORGE NICH. LEHNER
HENRY MANG GEORGE RADEBACH
ADAM CHRIST W'M DOLLENDORFF
GEORE STAUDT JOHN SCHEOEFER
LUDWIG BRENNER JACOB RENTZER
CASPER PFOTTEICHER FRANCIS ARTTILLIE
ANDREW EMMERT JACOB SMITH
JOHN KELLER CASPER HINKEL
CHRISTOPH. HENLY FRED'K READ
PETER SHELL HENRY HOLTZMAN, Jun
JOSEPH MENTZ FRED'K DECK
DANIEL ZERBE GEORGE VON NEIDA
JACOB VALTER DANIEL WOLFF
HENRY GRUBER CARL BAUMBERGER
JOHN VOLLMER JACOB KERCHER
NICHOLAS RAUB JACOB KOBEL
JOHN BRICKER THOMAS MILLER
JOHN BRICKER, Jr. PHILIP GRIDER
ADAM GRUBER ANDREW ZELLEN
ISAAC HOLLER HENRY GUTLANDER
ADAM FIEDLER GEORGE SHREKENGAST
JOHN SCHAEFFER VALENTINE------
JOHN KATTERMAN JOHN PONTZIUS
JOHN REIGEL PETER MILLER
CHRISTOPH. KERN PHILIP JORDON
PHILIP FILBER NICHOLAS GOETZ
JOHN WEISER GEORGE STUMP
BENEDICT IMHOFF ADAM KRICKBAUM
JONAS ECKERT MICHAEL FRANTZ
JOHN WENRICK LENHART EMERICH
LAWRENCE CRONE JOHN JACOB HOLSMAN
HENRY MENGES PETER SCHREFFER
BALZER GEHR HENRY SHOWMAKER
THOMAS ROBERS MARTIN KOWCHEN, Jr.
WILHELM ARIMEISTER CHARLES SHOEMAKER
PETER LAUSTRAM MICHAEL LINDENSMITH
MARTIN MAURER HENRY GAMWELL
WILHELM GETTING JACOB WAGNER
FREDRICK RICHBOHN JOHN SODER
PHILIP BOHN ANTHONY KERSNER
JOHANNAS STIMMEL PETER SPENGLER
MICHAEL WOMMER GEORGE MORY
PETER LUTZ MICHAEL KREICHER
GODFRIED WONNER GEORGE SHILEY

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