Early Governors' Papers

His Excelency [sic] William Carroll. We the undersigned Citizens of the County of White, Within the bounds of Captain John Markhams Company of Militia, labour under disadvantages, from our remote situation from a Justice of the Peace owing to the resent [sic] removal from the County of Joseph Franks Esqr as appears from the clerks Certificate, which removal took place about the close of the last session of the legislature. we therefore hope your excelency [sic] will appoint and Commission George Ailsworth a Justice of the Peace dureing [sic] the recess of the Legislature, in whose skill and integrity, we have had hetherto the strongest proofs of, in the commission of the Peace, and many other occasions And we your Humble Petitioners as in duty bound will every pray

Edward Gleeson 1 James Young 2 William Harlow 3 J. M. Garson 4 William Pegram 5 Richard Wallace 6 Thomas Robertson 7 Joseph Robertson 8

John [Cunningham?] Hezekiah Jordan Thomas [Gornon?] Addam McCane John Mcduffey John watson James B Ray Edward Ensone Peter Miscy James Cottalken John Young Addam [?] J D Mitchell James Addams Edward Hatchett Joseph B Glenn Washington T tillery Elijah Taytor Daniel B Mitchell James Yates Bargillen F wetherford Wm Edmonson Jesse B Mitchell C. a Richardson Benjaman Jurden Lewis Marshall Snr Lewis Markham John Shuebert D. W. Eddins James J Hargrove Benjamin Hargrove William Markham John Markham Peter. L. Moore James Nixson Harvy glass John Williamson Lewis J Sam Mial Kamsy Martin Alsbet Levi Holingsworth Gashum Lee William Cochran Elexander [Edmianton?] W^m Murphy John Simpson William Fowler William G Summers Henry Smith William [?] Tho^s Williams Jessey Ozburn Wm Mckinney Francis Smith Edgar Carline [R S Hatine?] James Gamsay James Bryans Rob^t R M^cKinney William R Butcher Aendarem Kinley John P Beryans Benjamin Whitaker James Cochran Walter Eliny Alexander Neilsen Casin Slone Wisley Roberds W P Sawyer Presly R Smith John Weathers John Johnson Wm Addams John Lock Rubin Scott