Early Governors' Papers

Dover T. Jany. 12. Free P. Priestley P. M.

His Excellency William Carroll Nashville Tenn

Jos: Smith vice P Priestly 13 Febr 27

Entry Taker Stewart County

To his Excellency Wm Carroll

Your petitioners represent that James H Russell the Entry taker of Stuart County [sic] hath lately departed this life and that the Citizens of said County sustain some inconvenience fom the want of some person to perform the duties of that office - they therefore petition for the appointment of some suitable person - and recommend to your Excellency Joseph Smith of said County as suitably qualified for discharging the duties of that office -

5th Feby 1827 Dover

E. Johnson Jesse A. Brownan William Bayless Alex^r P. Outlaw M A Martin J. B Reynold John [Ley?] Alex^r Brown William Phillips Wm Elliott J P Wall William Kay C. Bayless Willie Bayless

Entry Taker Stewart County

Major Graham will please send a commission to Jos: Smith as entry taker of Stewart county.

Wm Carroll Feby. 12 1827

Thomas [illegible] Matthew Barber Moses Fitspatrick Henry Long Sam R [Cal-? illegible] John Norman Joseph Burton A[illegible] gunter thomas gunter [illegible] genter Wm [strauss?] John [illegible] John [James?] Nathan Rives Samuel [Nuby?] John Nixon Wm [Frazier?] Eli Murphy John M. Neely James [Bu-? illegible] John M. Curry Charles [garrison?] [illegible] Levi farris Wm [garrison?] Jeremiah Lumley James Moorhead David Bost Samuel Killian James Lockhart Martin Dyks John Bost

John Grose William B [illegible] [illegible] Joshua H Wilson J[illegible] Thompson James Rogers Jeremiah Walker James H T[?] Walker James Walker John J. Walker Vincent Moreland Davison Tate David [Ambrose? Ambrous?] John Bone Joseph Smith John Smith Jacob Smith Benjamin [Levan?] John Tate William Sims James [Sate? illegible] James [illegible] Samuel [illegible] Charles [illegible] Carter [illegible] Nathaniel [illegible]