Early Governors' Papers

To his Excellency Samuel Houston Governor of Tennessee

The undersigned beg leave to call your Attention to the subject of settling the state boundary line in that part that seperates Stuart & Trigg Counties as the Legislature of Kentucky hath passed a resolution on that subject, And as you will be called on by the Executive of that state to cooperate with him in that business, we with due deference would sugest the folowing remarks, That owing to a line found having the appearance of Walker's marks extending from two miles East of Cumberland to the Tennessee River about two miles North and unconnected with the line run by Walker as directed by the Government of virginia from the Southeast Corner of the State of Kentucky. Which reputed line hath been a source of much perplex^ity growin out of the excercisive power by the Officers of both states over a few inhabitants over which each claim jurisdiction that the teritory is small say 18 or 20 square miles Which we presume of too little magnitude to be regareded as an object with either state or Counties adjoining and we supposed the Legislature in Kentucky noticd the subject with a special view, to the relief of us that is agrieved And as we are unable to perceive how surveyors that may be appointed by the Chief magistrates of the two states with the article of stipulation of the 11th of February 1820 entered into by the

commissioners appointed by both States before them can connect those lines without doing violence to other parts of the compact we would further remark that whether those marks north of Walkers general line were made by Walker are litle to the purpose Walkers work out to be a strait line extending to the Tennessee River this would give a uniformity to the boundary between the two States and tranquility to the people immediately interested, With this view of the subject we would respectfully submit the following (viz) That in your correspondence with the Executive of Kentucky You permit him by his surveyor or Surveyors to remark and settle Walkers line from the Southeast corner of Trigg County to the Tennessee River, And where no marks can be found that he shall be governed by the Course of Said line We believe this would be in strict Conformity with the expectation of praise worthy Spirit in which the stipulation was made

We tender those remarks with feelings & views congenial with that vital self governing Principle that so eminently adorns our system of Government

=Names= [John?] Sells his mark John Acree Joshua Sheet [?] Robert Hamleton thomas hambleton James Churchill Enous outlaw Jordain Champain

=Names= Thomas E downs Wm Jones Elisha M Hain Thomas B. Powell David Churchill Thos S Elliott Nathan Skinner

James mckinny patison mcBride thomas [?] James Dyer James Miller Bagwell Defreese Peter Avery James [Hudgers?] George W McBride J Meakin Tailor Isaac Abshear James Thomas [Ozbum?] Walker James McPeak Solomon T Willhite Samuel Usrus Samuel [? Weaver?] Richard Turner Jesse E Hickman henery nichols Willam Scarbury Edmund Stamps Thos Simpson

barkin stuart gorg w [agsam?] Jonathan T Bradley John [?] Smith Elijah Shir Robert ward thomas Stone Josiah Turner Allen S Mitchell Thomas Fulkerson William Brown Thos S Snelling John Brayls William Little James Lourey John Brown Samuel Johnson Robert [?] Thomas Robert D. C. Lembitt Samuel Thomas Jnr Andrew [?]

Hon. N S Brown

Sir, I have this day settled with William Honeycut in relation to the Crofford claim from Louisiana I find the amount in his hands as the advocate of Robert Honeycut after paying debts &c was in December 1841- $2277.61. James Honeycut was entitled to our 8^th of this amount which is $284.70, I could not compell [sic] him to pay interest. He filed his answer asserting he has at all times been ready to pay to the said James, or his legal representative when called on, his father says, he has not used the money in any way under these state of facts. I could not comp-ell [sic] him to pay in trust. How is Mr & Mrs Crofford to get the money, give me their address, and I will write to them, I have no news of importance, Eldridge, Davis Walker, Williamson, Schoggers, and [Millfross?] have appointments to address the people in evry [sic] part of Giles County within the next two days - I am staying at home, as I tell them for the purpose of keeping the [?] from taking the Town,

, Yours &c A.R. Richardson