Early Governors' Papers

Georgetown where I fell in with Col. James Johnson who expressd his approbation to the measure propos ^d and sign^d his name to the paper as little above mention^d with which I proceeded on to Frankfort again I immediately made known my business to the other members of the committee Which Were Mr Bibb Mr Cuttend -en & Mr Sharp at the same time presented the open letter Containing the opinion of Judge Barry Bledsoe Badley & Johnson I was present at the meeting with them and argd the necessaty [sic] of complying with the requisitions contained in the letter Laying before them my misfortunes my present want of funds, and the great advantage it would be to me in case I couldnt obtain it but all to no purpose they utterly refus^d to comply with the other or make any arrangement that would in any Shape meet my present necessaties [sic] saying they had paid enough allreaddy [sic] that they had paid Mr Nielson $250for his extra insurrance money on the Paragon saying also That I had as much reason to extract pay from the State of Indiana as from them asking many impertinent Questions in this way they dismissd the business with say -ing they would lay it before the Legislator, which would sitt in Octo^r I felt verry [sic] much dissatisfied at this and requested they should give there [sic] decision in writing which they did. I then took the two papers the one sign^d by Mr Barry Mr Bodley & Col Johnson the other by Mr Bibb Mr Crittenden & Mr Sharp (who I was inform^d were authorized to act for the other absent members) and lay^d them before the Governor thinking he would decide undoubtedly with the Majority

14 John P Johnson 15 John Martin 16 John M M^cConnell 17 R. R. Aller 18 W^m Kimbrel 19 H. H. Seawell 20 G. T. Allen 21 Thomas K [Wynne?] 22 L. W. White. 23 John Stone 24 W^m L Saffert heard the Evidence tho not a causal 25 Archibald B Shannon 26 Hugh [illegible] 27 Robert Irwin 28 Woodfard Argan 29 Jn^o C M^cCrearey 30 Jesse B. White 31 David B. Cole 32 Benjⁿ Welch 33 W. Mitchell 34 Tho^s P. [More?] 35 James C Wier 36 Wm Wear 37 Robert Wier 38 Matthew D [illegible] 39 James Naylor 40 B H Martin 41 Fletcher Campbell 42 Lem^l Nicholson 43 James Johnson 44 John [hubree?] 45 John R Wright 46 Isaac Wright 47 [Hon?] John Cooper 48 Charles W Cooper 49 Robert R [Creswell?] 50 Richard [Peteres?] 51 Anderson Wright 52 James Dean 53 James Arnold 54 Ishmell bradshaw 55 Thomas Bradshaw 56 Tho^s G. Smith 57 Fletcher Campbell 58 James C Campbell

half an such of which said mortal wound the said Joshua Harbin then and there instantly died, and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath. do say that the said Robert Slaughter the said Joshua Harbin in manner and form aforesaid feloniously, wilfully + of his malice aforethought did Kill and murder against the peace and dignity of the United States and this their Territory Danl. Tymmes Atty Gen^l. pro: tem: pore

A true bill

James Johnson foreman

I Henry Hurst Clerk of the General Court of the Indiana Territory, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an Indictment (as the same remains of Reason my office found against Robert Slaughter at a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail [Delivery?] and vice [illegible] helo at [illegible] for the County of Knox before the Honorable John Cleves Symmes Esquire and Henry VanderBurgh and Robert Buntin his associates Justices on the second day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand such hundred and ninety eight In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my here and affixed the seal of the said General Court this eighteenth day of August, One thousand eight hundred and three, and of the Independece of the United States the twenty eight. Hel Hurst Clk Gl

By the Governor of the Indiana Territory The above is an authentic document from