Transcribed by Jay Webb and used here with his permission.  Original spelling, punctuation, and capitalization retained.

To the general assembly of the state of Tennessee at the session of 1813.  The memorial signers citizens of the District South of the rivers French broad and Holston -- they are indebted to the state for their lands, and since they have been indebted from the scarcity of spicie in the country and the reduced price of property and the fettered and stagnated situation of the commerce --- prevented their farm procuring so much money --- and further that nearly one half of the land for which owe the state would not sell for the debt --- that the state removing the lands would turn many hundreds of families out of the houses and homes they have had for many years --- many grants were issued by the state of North Carolina for lands in this district which cover nearly one half of the land