Berkeley County Petition, 1810 December 18

Place of Publication: Martinsburg, Berkeley County
Index Card Notes: To the honorable [the] speaker and members of the General Assembly of Virginia, the petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of the town of Martinsburg, in the county of Berkeley, humbly sheweth:.. the trustees of the town take no steps to improve sidewalks, streets, or make regulations... your petitioners pray, that the said town shall be incorporated and have the privileged of electing annually a mayor and councilmen, having all the powers that officers of other incorporated towns within this Commonwealth have. Xerox Copy Purchase. Va. State Library. 10/29/74
Subject(s): Martinsburg Incorporation, Town Improvement.