Early Governors' Papers

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 pendig 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 of the Court being incompetent to decide thereon: That is to say

1 John Tonner (Tonner) } Dispos^d of vs W^m Jennings & Ryal Jennings = 2 John A. Rogers & Jacob Hackney vs Martin Beaty & others = 3 John Cocke & John F. Jack vs Robert M^cGinnis admr = 4 Joseph P. Minnick's Lessee vs John Cocke and others

5 James G. Harris admr of Elizabeth M^cEthatton vs John Cocke admr of Henry Howel and the Heirs of said Howel & al. = 6 John and Ann Condley vs James G. Martin, Thomas Hopkins and William Cocke's Lessee ~ ~ = 7 John Meek vs Marcus Bearden & Morton Peterson = 8 John Cocke vs John Stuart & Geo. Stuart Executors of David Stuart dec^d. Knoxville Equity

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To his Execellency [sic], William Carroll [go]venor in & over the State of Tennessee.

The undersigned Judges of the Supreme Court of Errors, & Appeals for the State of Tennessee, do certify to your excellency, that there are pending at Jonesborough, in the Sumpreme [sic] Court, a term of which is to be holden on the 3^d Monday of June next, the following causes to hear & determine which there is not a competent court, To wit.

William Alexander v. Thomas Whiteside ad em. } Judge Peck heard of Jenkin Whiteside. the cause below, & Judges Whyte & Catron disagree as to the decree to be rendered.

Martin Beaty v. Jacob Hackney & Rodgers. Judge Peck heard the cause below, & Judge Catron is of affinity to Martin Beaty.

Peck Catron

Excellency to exercise your prerogative towards him and remit the whole or ballence [sic] or such part of the punishment yet to come as shall seem advisable.

John Cocke who acted as solicitor Genl pro tem in the above case.

P. Parsons Jon A. Rogers Richard Mitchell A. Kyle [M M Cann?] L. Wilson Tho^s Gillenwater [B?] Will Alex Stewart [Sumner?] Rob. Vall A. Fain Samuell Finley [Han?] Owen K. W. Gillenwaters Jacob Lawson William Claud

C. king J.W. [Cardin?] H. Arnes Jacob Hackney John H Barker [Ja^c Peck?] [illegible] John [Gregory?] Ja^s Bradley D. Alexander Samuel Neill Robert Kyte Geo: Etter [illegible] M^cKinney