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 * 1776 10,000 name petition of Baptists and sympathizers from all over Virginia, dated 16 October 1776, asking for an end to persecution of Baptists by the established church. Digital copy at Library of Congress; also at Library of Virginia using the code word "000606093"; Hall's transcription of the petition can be read in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39, (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1983-) available at Ancestry ($); or at the Family History Library: . After locatiing your ancestor in the transcription, proceed to the Library of Congress website to see the original images.