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Dr. John de Sequeyra Petition (October 26, 1779)

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CONTEXT

In this petition to the General Assembly dated October 26, 1779, John de Sequeyra requests compensation for his services as a physician at the Public Hospital in Williamsburg.

FULL TEXT

To the honble the Speaker & Gentm of the House of Delegates

The Petition of Doctor John de Sequary humbly sheweth, that your Petitioner hath for one year attended as a Physician the Hospital for the Maintenance of Lunatics, Idiots & Persons of insane Mind, for which he hath had no Compensation made him. He therefore prays that you will take his Case into Consideration, & grant him such allowance for his Services as you shall think proper, & he as in duty bound will ever pray

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Petition of
Doctor Saqueyra
Octor 26th 1779.
refd to Trade.

reasonable
allowed £250.
for the year past

CITE THIS ENTRY
APA Citation:
de Sequeyra, John. Dr. John de Sequeyra Petition (October 26, 1779). (2025, May 01). In Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents/dr-john-de-sequeyra-petition-october-26-1779.
MLA Citation:
de Sequeyra, John. "Dr. John de Sequeyra Petition (October 26, 1779)" Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities, (01 May. 2025). Web. 25 Aug. 2026
Last updated: 2025, May 01
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