Early Governors' Papers

Knoxville 10^th July 1826

To his Excellency William Carroll Esquire Governor of the State of Tennessee

We the undersigned Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee, now holding said court at Knoxville, pursuant to the 70th chapter of the acts of the General Assembly of this State passed on the 5th day of December 1825, do certify and make known to your Excellency, that there are pending in the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals at Knoxville, the following causes, to hear and determine which, there is not a competent court, as will appear by the docket hereto annexed, with the remarks thereon: To wit,

Jesse Meek vs Marcus D Bearden & Morton Peterson

Judge Peck was of counsel for the complainant made the decree in the chancery ^court and Judge Catron is of affinity to the defendant Bearden's wife.

John Love vs John McIver & others

Judges Catron & Peck were of counsel for the complainant Love

John Cocke vs David Stuart

Judge Peck was of Counsel ^in the suit at law and has an interest in the question for deft and Judge Catron is of affinity to the complainant

John Cocke & John F Jack vs Robert McGinnis admr

Judge Peck was of counsel for the deft & Judge Catron is of affinity to the plaintiff Cocke

Joseph P. Minnick's lessee vs John Cocke, John Brown & others

Judge Peck was of counsel for the Plaintiff and Judge Catron is of affinity to the deft Cocke

[John Tanner?] vs Wm & Royal Jennings

Judge Peck was of counsel for the compt. & Judge Whyte heard the cause in the court below from whose decree an appeal was taken.

J Haywood Jacob Peck [M. Carton|[M: Catron]]

John Smith T vs Robert Bill & wife

Disposd of

John Love vs John McIver & others}

In this cause three of the present Judges are incompetent, & two special Judges will be necessary to hear the same. Disposd of

Done at Knoxville this 9^th day of July 1827

Jn. Catron R. Whyte Henry Crabb Jacob Peck

A B Hayes & W^m A. Cooke Comm^d 19 July 1827

We the undersigned Judges of the Supreme Court for the State of Tennessee sitting at Knoxville at the July term A. D. 1827 thereof do certify to his Excellency the Governor in and over the State of Tennessee that these are pending and for hearing and decision in said Supreme Court at Knoxville at the present term the following ^causes to hear and determine which there is not a competent court, two of the present members being incompetent to decide thereon; That is to say

Thomas Hopkins vs Moses Ferguson

Thomas Falls vs Samuel H. Gully Thomas Hale and George White

Done at Knoxville this 14^th day of July 1827

Jn. Catron R. Whyte Henry Crabb Jacob Peck Judges of Supreme Court

The undersigned Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee now sitting at Sparta do certify to his Excellency the Governor in and over said State, that there are pending in said Supreme Court at Sparta, at the August term thereof, A. D. 1827, the following causes to hear and determine which, there is not competent the number of Judges required by law; That is to say:

Alexander Young against Ralph Crabb & others {In Equity - Judges Catron & Crabb incompetent.

James G. Martin's ^& others lessee against William Johnston { Judges Whyte & Crabb incompetent.

James G. Martin & others lessee against Thomas [Godbetiere?] {Judges Whyte & Crabb incompetent.

Cox & Williams v. James Henderson's lessee. {Judges Catron & Crabb incompetent

Chaney & Dale v. E. Hickman's lessee. {Judges Catron & Crabb incompetent.

Sparta August 15^th 1827.

Jn. Catron H Crabb Jacob Peck

proper subject for executive clemency

I am with the highest regard and esteem your Ob^t H^m sevt

Jacob Peck