Early Governors' Papers

Nashville Nov 24th 1820 To his Excellency Joseph M^cMinn. Governor of Tennessee State.

The undersigned respect= fully represent, that John Fry a free man of colour, has been tried at the present term of the Circuit Court of Da=vidson county; and convicted of horse stealing - sentenced to branding whiping [sic] and impris= =onment. Your petitioners therefore pray that said Fry may be released from imprisonment;- The reason is inclement or will soon be so. The county at this time is two years in arrear, with demands already in existence -

John Catron F B Fogg L v. Cheatham J Horton Tho. Hickman Nath^l A M^cNairy A. Hays Henry Crabb [page damaged] Carroll [page damaged] the G W. Gibbs Sam Houston Alfred Balch Jn. W. Overton Tho^s Washington [page damaged] [leive the county from defence?] Felix Grundy John Mims E. H. Foster for reason assigned Thos Washington Esqr [Wa^s?] L [Harrison? Hammond?]

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