Early Governors' Papers

The Governor of the State of Tennessee

Sir I having been in a Low Condition of health for some time I do think it my duty and do hereby resign and tender my Office of Surveyor of Rhea County E. Tennessee.

And do recommend David Shelton Esq as a suitable Person for the appointment Protem in my room-

The 4th March 1828

J Wilson Surveyor of Rhea County E. T

We are intimately acquainted with David Shelton and know him to be a man of honesty and probity and believe him qualified to fill the appointment of Surveyor for Rhea County and do therefore, cheerfully Join in the above recommendation.

Wm Smith W Francis John Locke W. J. T. Lapman John [? ?] James Berry.

C. A. Hall Benjamin Sharpe Jr Tho^s Stratton [?] Waters]] William L Washington J. D. March F. R. Wilson Solomon Clark John L. Bagg S. Peck Ch^s M Nichol Th: J. King Jn^o [?] Rich^d M Jones Rob^t N Gardner A. W. Webb Jn^o M Walker Jo: Cunningham M Spofford G. Gallagher Edw^d Hall Alex^r M Daniel Dyer Pearl Philip Hoover John. B. Ward W. Pearce John B Carter A E Benson Paul Shirley Martin Thomas Oliver Wilson W^m Smith (R. C.) James Smith ditto John [Duncan?] Sam^l G. Carter W C Emmit Robt Branum Ga^bl Long Sam^l Hogg Corry M: Connell J. Smith W^m Brady C. Walker Tho^s Cayce Elias S [Branson?]

W^m Smith Jn^o Martin Simon Edwards Robt. C. Foster B [Leanwall?] William Lytle, Jr. Robt. Searcy James Dushe James King Tho. Crutcher Geo. B. Curtis William H. [?] Jn^o. Anderson W^m [?] Joseph Hooper R.M. [?] M. Townsend G. Campbell Tho^s. Stuart

John [Dykes?] Augustine Yeager Absalom Beard William [Doak?] Hugh Pettit John Jacobs W^m Dier James Sanders [Jon? Jam(es)?] Z Waggoner Gabriel Jones Fredrick Cobble Thomas Chiles [illegible] Johnson Dawson James [William?] Alexander More Jacob Moyers Leonard Smith Peter Moyers Samuel Harper Isaac Smith Peter [B? Illegible] John Brown C. [?] Fayler Benjamin Linch

Benja Dorsey James Reatherford Solimon Garland James Mitter James Daniel J. D. [illegible] William Lawrence Eli Milsted J^no [illegible] John Campbell Moses Eliot Green Walker Thomas Gore [B-illegible] Bezley Nathan Wonsley Joseph Prude Samuel [Merys?] George W Green John [D? Illegible] Britin Felps W^m Smith Jn^o. Smith Nathan Person [Lend?] Mcfarson Tho^s Brown

Jn.^o W. Estill W^m F Mason Nath^e Blackmore Tho^s Gaither James Coalter David Green [G? illegible] Jn Baskins Anthony Hinkle John [D?] Joseph [Cammary?] John Beard Joshua Graham John P. House D N [Rag? illegible] Benn Shirley William Smith Isaac Holman James Holman Benjamin Clements Hardy Clements W^m Edmiston Saml Buchanan Tho^s Edmondson Andrew Beaty John Davis

Stith H Mead W^m James Ezekiel Norris W^m B Higgins George Cunningham Joseph Jones John Crawford Ephraim Parham John Hanby Uriah [Bobbile?] Cornelius Darnell William Beaver Peter [Kozel?] Alexander L pelman A. Ferguson Thomas Doak Sterling C M^cLemore William Jones James Wyatt W. B. [Berge? Benge?] John Porter Jas Brown Kays Meek