Early Governors' Papers

Paris 15 Feby 1828

Dear Sir

Permit me to present to your ac= quaintance Mr Edward R Cotton of this place, a young man of promising talents, a high sense of honor a gentleman & my particular friend any attention paid him wil be duly apprecia= ted by him and particularly gratifying to your friend & Old acquaintance

James Jones

Honr Saml Houston Nashville Tenn

Mr Cotton

E R Cotton James Jones

State of Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals at Nashville

Whereas there are pending in said court the following causes, to wit - John Newnan Complainant against Thomas Whiteside [adm?] of Jenkin Whiteside dec^d Oliver B. Hayes William Carroll and William Black Defendants on the chancery docket E.D. James & David Glass [adm^rs?] of James Jones plaintiffs against Peter R. Booker and Edward B. Littlefield adm^r of Benjamin T Robertson dec^d Defendants in Error on the law docket in which causes two of the judges of said Court are competent to hear and determine the same, but upon a previous hearing of said causes have disagreed in opinion by reason of which said causes remain undecided - We therefore certify the same to his Excellency the Governor of said State in order that he may appoint a special judge to aid in hearing and deciding said causes agreeably to an act of hte General Assembly of said State passed Janaury 13^th 1830 Chapter 96 Section one. Given under our hands at Nashville the 28^th of February 1831

Robert Whyte J. Peck Jn. Catron