Early Governors' Papers

John Lowry J. Cocke James [Langry?] Hopkins Lacy Daniel Mason William [Tunnell?] John [Tunnell?] Robt Rhea Willi read John [Locke?] William [Bell?] Alexander Caldwell Sam McClellan [kennery?]

To his Excellency Samuel Houston Gov. of Tennessee

We the subscribers inhabitants of Henry county beg leave to state to your Excellency that we are well acquained with William M Brown attorney at Law of the Town of Paris and from his age, knowledge of the Law and experience as a practitioner we are pusuaded that his appointment to the office of Solicitor will be acceptable

We therefore recomend to your excelency his appointment to that office

T. Cooney John McClellan Danl Mason John Young Thomas K Porter A. M. Hamtramck Hugh Dunlap

His Excellency Samuel Houston Esq Nashville Tennessee

T Coony J McClellan Dan Mason Jno Young T K Porter A M Hamtramck Hugh Dunlap for Wm M Brown