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Carroll_Letter_017_48375
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State of Tennessee White County
To his excellency William Carroll Esqr Governor in and over the State of Tennessee. The undersigned petitioners beg leave to state that in the bounds of Captain James Young's Company of Militia for said County. we have but one Justice of the peace, and from the many inconveniences we labour under for the want of an other Justice appointed in sd. Company, and living at a remote distance from the Town of our County and said vacancy being Occasioned by a removal of one of our Justices and our next sessions of the General Assembly being a long time hence, we are Constrained to solicit relief and do recomm =end William Lisk in said Company as a man of honesty, stability, sobriety, and firmness, & well qualified to serve as a Justice of the peace, and pray your excellency to commission William Lisk untill the next session of our Legislature. and we will ever be &c. &c.
20th day of February A.D. 1822.
John Knight Farmer. 1. Richard Crowder. 2. Charles. S. Barthe 3. Nath Evans 4. Kelly [fuliers?] 5. John Jett 6. Benjamin [Yougen?] 7. Wm young 8. William L. young9. James Young. Captain 10.
Carroll_Letter_087_48541
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Jeremiah W Beshears is about 35 years Od 6 feet 3 inches high slim built & a thin Visage light Coulored [sic] or sandy Hair
It is supposed that those men may make for the Texes [sic]
This is the best discription [sic] that I am now able to make being done in a hasty manner - The Jailor of this County offers $125 Reward 50$ a piece for Lowery & Mullins & 25$ for Beshears
Your Excelency [sic] Will cause suuch [sic] other Steps to be taken as Will comport With the Laws of the State
To Gov. Wm Carroll Nashville
John Jett Shff White County
Since Writing the above ^this Letter put in the post office Robert E. Lowry came back & gave himself up and is now in Jail Lowery says Mullins Will aim for the Texes [sic]
John Jett Shff
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J. Jett Sheriff of White County. April 3. 1827. In regard to the escape of Robt Lowery from Jail.
Sparta T April 5
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Gov. William Carroll Nashville Ten
