Jesse Dehaven Tavern Petitions

To the Honourable John Ross Esq And his associates Judge At the Court of
quarter sessions held And kept at West Chester for the county of Chester
at May term ___ 1818

     The petion of the Subscribers Inhabitants of the County Aforesaid And
others concerned, humbly Sewieth that the Township of London Britton in
the County Aforesaid hath Laboured under considerable inconveniance for A
number of Years for want of Public House to transact the public Business
of Said  township And, A Road being opened through said township Begining
in New London, going past (Zoring or Young) V Smiths Paper Mill past the
Limestone quarrys in New Garden And Ending in A pubic Road at the Delaware
state Line which has ocatoned Considerable traveling on Said Road, to the
no small Inconveniance of the Inhabitants adjoining thereto - Jesse
Dehavan an Inhabitants of the Township of London Britton is at this time
Erecting Public Buildings _ _ (?) at the intersection of the former & the
Elkton Road, him We Recommend as A suitable person to Keep A public House
and pray your Honours so to recomend him to the governer as you in your
Wisdom May see Propper, V your Petitioners With him will Greatfully
Acknowledge the favour____

Samuel Cofs
Jesse Cottom
Jonathan Cottom
John Davis
Isaac Eaton or Cators
William Hrice
Aaron Palmer
Jesse Humphrey
Tohs Sloan
Robert M Wack
Philip Painter
Gerge Painter




from INdex to Tavern Petitions 1800-

Dehaven, Jesse    1818   London Britain   Denied
"                   19        "           Approved
"                   20        "              "
"                   21        "              "
"      , Abraham  1828                    Denied (I don't know who he is)
"        Jacob    1830        "           A
"        Jacob    1832        "           A  The son Jesse willed $1 to
"        Jesse    1822-1834   " "         A  1833 note "lately kept by
                                               Jacob Dehaven"
"        John     1837    East Bradford (Black Horse) Approved
"        Samuel   1836   London Britain   A
"        Samuel   1837                    A
"        Samuel   1837       "            A  Samuel a son of Jesse