Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee, To the Sheriff of Franklin County,

Whereas complaint was this day been made on oath by Micah Taul, to me James Sharp a Justice of the peace of the County & State aforesaid, that Rufus K. Anderson, late of said County, did on this 24^th day of August in the year of our Lord 1829, with force & arms, wilfully, feloniously and of his malice aforethought make an assault, on the body of Thomas P Taul, and with a pistol loaded with powder & ball, which he then & there held in one of his hands, did wilfully, feloniously and of his malice aforethought, shoot the said Thomas P Taul, giving unto him a severe wound, in the abdomen, immediately above the navel, of which wound the said Thomas P Taul is now languishing, and as the said Micah Taul fears & believes the said wound is mortal -

There are therefore in the name of the state afore= said to command and require you to arrest the body of the said Rufus K Anderson & bring him before me, on tuesday the 25^th of this Instant, at the court house of said county, to answer the premises & further to be dealt with according to Law -

Given under my hand and seal, this 24^th day of August 1829 J Sharp JP (seal)

Summond [sic] for the State the following Witnesses James Woods, Abram Tolles Joseph Bratton