Early Governors' Papers

shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the same shall be done pursuant to the true intent and the meaning of the act in such case made and provided. And if it shall appear that any will or Testament was made by the said Dec^d and the Exe^r or Exe^rs therein named do exhibit the same into Court making request to have it allowed and approved of accordingly If the said Adm^r & adm^rs above bound being thereunto required Do render and deliver the said letters of [Administration?] (approbation of such Testament being first had and made in the said Court) then this obligation to be Void or Else to remain in full [form?] and virtue Signed Sealed and acknowledged in open court

Christopher Taylor seal Chloe Rentfroe + her mark seal Henry Conway seal James Wilson seal

Test Dan^l Kennedy [CGle?]

State of Tennessee Greene County ss

I Andrew Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions of said County, Do certify that the above is a true copy of the Bond therein mentioned as the same appears in my Office In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Office in Greeneville the 13th day of May 1816.

A. Patterson

By his Deputy

V. Sevier.

Greeneville 2d March 1822

Sir,

My secular concerns make it necessary that I should vacate my seat as a Representative from the County of Greene in the 14th Gener Assembly of the State of Tennessee. This measure although dictated by necessity should nevertheless be dispensed with, rather than put the People of my County to the trouble of a special Election, did I believe that such an occurrence would follow – but believing as I [did?], (and this belief, I have the pleasure of learning in consonant with your Excellency's views on the same subject–) that at present, we know of no sufficient grounds to justify an expectation that the Legislature will be convened before its stated meeting. I therefore offer this my resignation with the greater satisfaction

With sentiments of the greatest respect and esteem, I am yr Excelency's obdt. servt

Valentine Sevier

His Excellency William Carroll Esqr

Val. Sevier Resignation

Greeneville 2 March 1822

His Excellency William Carroll Esqr. [Murfreesboro, Tenn.|Murfreesborough] West Tennessee

Paid 18[C?]

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public Offenders. He has a Wife and a number of small children an aged Mother, brothers and sisters, who all enjoy a reputable standing in Society. Hoping that these considerations strengthened by the Petition and favourable wishes of a great proportion of the Citizens of our County in favour of Mr. A. may be considered worthy of some Notice in deciding on his application for a pardon

I am With great respect and esteem yr Excellencys Obdt Servt V. Sevier

may be forwarded to Valentine Sevier Clerk of sd Court at Greeneville immediately so as to exempt said James from the (?) attached to such punishment And your (illegible) &c Greeneville 9^th Sepr 1818 Jonn Blair S. [Powel?] Joseph Hamilton Geo. T. Gillespie WM Bayles Wm B. [Reese?]