Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee

William Carroll Governor in & over the same

To all who shall see these Presents Greeting

[page damaged] Commissioned and appointed special Judge of the Supreme Court of Errors & Appeals permanent to the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of this State Passed at Murfreesboro on the 5' day of December 1825 entitled "An Act to provide [page damaged] Court for the trial of Causes in the [sup?] [page damaged] "in Cases wherein the present Court an [page damaged] to hear & determine the following [cases if?] [page damaged] duly [page damaged] to me that there is not a sufficient number of the present Court to [? ?] now sitting at Sparta. - to wit

Alexander Young vs Ralph Crabb & others.- James G. Martin & others [Lesse?] vs William Johnston. - James G. Martin & others [Lesse?] vs Thomas [Goodbehin?] - Cox & Williams vs James Hender= sons [Lesse?] - Chaney & Dale vs E Hickmans [Lesse?]-

In testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the Great seal of the state to be affixed at Nashville this 19 day of Aug^t 1827 By the Governor

[William Carroll|W^m Carroll]]

Daniel Graham Secretary of State

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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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