Early Governors' Papers

at a meeting of a number of the ^most respectable Citizens of the county of Robertson, Convened at the Court house in the Town of Springfield on thursday the 2^nd instant for the purpose of taking under Consideration, the present eventful and Critical State of our national and political affairs with the beligirents of Europe - the distress occasioned by the Embargo Acts, and the Consequent Scarcity of a Circu= lating medium -

Gen^l Thomas Johnson was Called to the Chair and Thomas Swann Esq^r appointed Secretary -

The Meeting being Organized, the Chairman, in a Concise, but animated and impressive speech, Stated the Object of the meeting - the repeated insults and injuries Committed by France and England on the Commerce, neutral rights and national independence of the American Government; - the policy of our Govern= ment in laying an Embargo to Counteract the injurious effects ^that would necessarily result from the British Orders in Council, and the decrees of the French Emperor; and Concluded by Suggesting the propriety of petitioning the executive to Convoke the Legislature, that such laws may he passed, as should be deemed politic from our relative Situation with the other States and the laws passed therein.

A motion was made that a Committee be appointed to draft resolutions, to be referred to the Consi= deration of a general meeting of the Citizens on thursday next; a Committee was accordingly appointed, Consisting of the following Gentlemen.

Thomas Swann John Hutchinson Thomas D Martin Richard M Harwell Thomas Johnson John Coleman Martin Duncan John B Cheatham

His Excellency John Sevier Esq^r Knoxville

Springfield Committee

Zachery Ager resignation of Justice

Post Paid

paid 8

His Exelency John Sevier

to be Left at the post office Knoxville

1804 Resignation of Ager as J.P. of Roane Co.

Springfield April 20^th 1804

Sir

this will Inform your Exelency that that I have acted in the Magisterial office ever sence the orgin^nisation of Roane County and whareas the Duties of Said office Verry much interfear with my Privit Business, and are Disagreeable To me in many Instances You will please to Receive this as my Resignation to that apointment

I have the Honour Sir to be your Exelencys most obeian^t Humble Servant

Zacchery Ager

his Exelency J. Sevier

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Springfield T. June 4^th 1816

His Excellency Joseph M^cMinn Esq^r

Knoxville T.

Mail

Springfield 1^st December 1816.

His Excellency Joseph M^cMinn

Sir,

As it seems to be neces-sary that proclamation, should made of the escape of prisoners, by your Excellency, I give you this that you may act accordingly.

There was committed to the gaeol of this County not long since, a man by name Urial Medlock, for Burglary of which he was afterwards found guilty and condemned to be executed on the 6^th of February next: But on the ^night of the 30^th of November last the said Urial Medlock made his Escape from the common prison of the County.