Early Governors' Papers

Monroe 12 March 1818.

The Governor of the State of Tennessee.

The undersigned represent to your Excellency, that Nathaniel W Williams esquire contemplates resigning his office of Judge for the third Circuit, previous to the commencement of the fall term: That Jacob C. Isacks esquire, of Winchester, has after much persuasion, con sented to accept the appointment thus vacated, if conferred upon him. Mr. Isacks, it is believed, is well qualified to discharge the duties of the office - his legal information, is substantial and extensive - his character, as a man of honesty, integrity, good moral habits, and industry, is unexceptionable: in short; it is believed, no one would be found willing to accept the appointment, so well qualified to perform the duties thereof.

The undersigned hope that their anxiety to have this highly responsible office filled by a man of ability equal to its importance, together with their long acquaintance with mr. Isacks as a lawyer, and man, will be esteemed a sufficient apoligy for this note.

John Patron Adam Huntsman Nath W Williams James Finney James Badgers

your constitutional power, in pardoning the Said Albert F. Keeble from any further imprison =ment under said sentence -

W. Hall Will Lytle Adam Huntsman Thos. F. Bradford Nathan Green John Williams F. A. Howard James R McMeans H Frey Jno. H. Camp Elijah Boddin James Campbell Charles Watkins Wm Lindsay Ephraim W. [Hoosted?] James Gillespey Jn. H. Rogers Richd Cheatham D. McIver John Hope William Locke W. P. White Peter Kendall Isaac Allen John A. Aiken John Mclaughey Abrm McClellan J. T Arlen

Jackson Dec^r 23^rd 1828-

Dear Sir -

I herewith enclose you the memorial of sundry citizens of the county of Henderson together with the certificate of His Honour J. C. Hamilton praying for the pardon of Wiliam Walden Sn^r for the supposed murder of William B. Smith deceased - Walden is an old revolutionary soldier now about 75 or 80 years of age, bent almost double, and withall a maniac - He was unble to employ counsel, and I was assigned by the court - He is no doubt deranged and very likely was so when he killed William B. Smith if he did so at all - there was no evidence except of a circumstantial nature, and weak at that, still ^he was able to prove a first rate character for the last 20 years by Adam Huntsman James Chissum and John B. Cross as respectable men as we have in this country I felt very confident he would be acquitted if he could be tried - But the Judge refused to try any man who from derangment of