Early Governors' Papers

At a meeting of a large majority of the Field and Staff Officers of the 9^th Brigade of Tennessee Militia - Camp at Brigade Drill on the 3^rd of September 1817 at Camp, James Sanford's place in the County of Rutherford.

Brigadier Genl Robert Purdy being called to preside as president and Brig. Quarter Master Joshua Haskell to act a[s] Secretary -

The meeting then proceeded to take into consideration the present man -ner of holding Brigade Drill muster, as at present prescribed by the Legislature of the State; When in motion &c It was -

Resolved, that it is the Opinion of this meeting, that the present mode of drilling militia Officers by Brigades is calculated to produce important benifits to the State of Tennessee so far as it regards their improvement in military [science?]

Resolved, that it is further the opinion of the meeting, that to take the Officers

It is further -

Resolv^d that the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the President and counter -sign^d by the Secretary- and that the President be requested to forward the same to Maj^r Gen^l Corrall and request him to transmit the same to the Legisla - ture of this State at their next Sessions -

Rob. Purdy President

Teste J Haskell Secratory

Proceeding of a meeting of the Field Officers and staff of the 9^th Brigade Ten. Malitia. Sep^t 3^rd 1817

wishes for your health and happiness - we are all well - we no politicals or or private news in remote quarters -

Iam with much esteem -

[?]

very respectfully yr frend Joshua Haskell

His Excellency Saml Houston

Paid 12 1/2

His Excellency Samuel Houston Nashville

Joshua Haskell for Wm B Miller

be inflicted on him by burning in the hand ^& the imprisonment should be remitted or pardonedSeptember 28.^th 1820. And they will pray &c

W^m Moore (Juror) Nathaniel B. Buckingham Juror Alexander M. Lin Juror Jas Martin Juror M. Mickelroy Juror Francis Wyatt Juror - John J Whitaker Juror Wilson Frost Juror Vance Greer Juror Benjamin Whitaker Juror Rich^d [Flyne?] Juror [Chilsph Koovill?] Juror Jno Greer Shff Henry Allen C. Boyles Henry Kelso [Harry Helman?] Will E. Kennedy Argyle Campbell Joshua Haskell William C. Kennedy John Whitaker Charles M^cKinney W^m Dickson

Joseph Hinkle Price M. Garner Samuel Ragsdale George [Coatt?] John Cunningham Cornelius Stater Alexander Moore R. Dickson J. P. M^cConnell R. H. M. [Ewen?] T. A. Pugh B. [illegible] James Gibson Jn Holshousen [J? Embry?] J. Solomon John B. Holloway William Wyatt [illegible] W^m C. Jackson Isaac Estill