Early Governors' Papers

1 [T Woolyolk?] 2 Joseph [Piabins?] 3 Andrew Peterson 4 James Williams 5 William Calhoun 6 tyler Mauldan 7 Robert Edmonston 8 James Grant 9 James Megovern 10 John Raly 11 Joseph Caldweell 12 [?] Robinson 13 Moires Morris 14 David Bird 15 Jacob Buant 16 Ja^s Jackson 17 Ja^s Barnes 18 John J love 19 Lathan Rogers 20 David Williams 21 David Marely 22 Jn^o Brown 23 [? ?] 24 Jacob Pruett 25 Lewis Whitfield 26 W^m Penelton 27 Demcy Payist 28 Sampson Connell

34 John Taylor 35 Stephen Stuart 36 W^m Logan 37 [?] Lunceford 38 James Phelps 29 George T Weir Ja^s Hamilton John McKee Ralph Williams David C Penney W^m Bryant Nathan Dixion Hugh Walker [?] E Wilcox Henry H Bryan [Joslull?] Gardner [Jethro? ?] Zach^a Grant Philip Ford Luke Dilliard [?] Ford Jn^o Robertson Mic^l Northington Reuben Grayson

Tate Odeneal Ja^s Reasons Sam^l Northington Wilson Wilson William Love Robert Love W^m Mcgowen Sam^l McGowen Richard Holland Robert Bryan W^m [?] John Marlow Etheldred Hargroves Ruffin Spain Jacob Bryant John griffin Hugh griffin Williams fowlen Mordecai [?] [C S Love?]

more acceptable to the representatives of the People who will expect it to exhibit the gross number of entries made with the number of acres in each Principal Surveyors office as also the gross amount of warrants which have passed, and been adjudged valid

very respectfuly your obedient sert

Jos. M.^cMinn

Major John Brown

Instructions To Major John Brown Commissioners &c

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 Brown Commd 17 Mar 1828 Surv: Stewart

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