Then, on February 1719, Satondo sent a petition with a signature of "Farmers in the Tokuyama territory in Suo" to three persons: Tadayuki MIZUNO, a Roju officer, Shigematsu YOKOTA, an Ometsuke officer (chief inspector of the Edo shogunate), and Shichirozaemon CHIBA, an Metsuke officer (inspector of foot soldiers).
享保4年1月(旧暦)（1719年）、里人は「周防徳山領百姓中」と署名し、嘆願書を老中･水野忠之、大目付･横田重松、目付･千葉七郎右衛門の3人宛てに投書した。