Early Governors' Papers

Sir Agreeable to the pasport [sic] I Obtained from you for my self and Nicholas Mali James Campble Joseph Taylor Amos Byrd & Stephan Byrd for Exploreing [sic] the Way from the ford on Clinch River Just below the Mouth of Emery River [sic] ^leading to mero District I went with s^d Commissioners and Report as follows that from s^d ford to the Seventeen mile tree on the [now?] Road there is a Verry [sic] livel [sic] Way and the Ground Verry [sic] Good for a road and I think Somthing [sic] the Shorter way and by far the Levelist, which when Oppned [sic] will Contribute much to the Advantage of travilers [sic] -

I am your Humble Serv^t James White

March 31^st 1798

We the subscribers being duly qualified to hold an election at the Court House in Knoxville, on Tuesday the fifteenth day of September 1807, for a Captain, Lieutenant and Cornet for the troop of Horse of Knox County, do certify, that Alexander Coulter was elected Captain, Joseph Ashworth, Lieutenant, & James Campbell, Cornet, the two first officers having the whole number of the votes, & the Cornet a full majority of the same

Witness our hands and seals at the Court house in Knoxville, this fif= teenth day of September, 1807.

G. Roulstone Nath^l Cowane William H. Gibson

Sevier Joseph Byrd Jun Cap

Knox Alex^r Coulter Cap Joseph Ashworth L^t James Campbell cornet

Cocke Paul M^cDermott Cap^t John Allen Lieut

His Excellency Governor Roane

Commissions issued 1^st October 1801 and to be Recorded

1801 Gov. Roane

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

To his Excellency The Governor of The State of Tennessee.

We your petitioners respectfully represent to your Excellency that from a statement made by James Trimble and Robert H Adams, Esq^r.(who [wear? we are?]] council for James H Hindman in the case where the said Hindman has been convicted of manslaughter,) of the evidence given on the trial, and from a petition sign'd by a number of respectable citizens of the town of Nashville Setting forth the evidence on the trial of the case. we are induc'd to solicit your Excellency to grant him a pardon for that part of punishment yet to be inflicted.

Thos. Campbell Jn H? Montgomery Jesse Beene Nat. Dodson James M.? Campbell Thomas N. Clark John Brown William H? Clellan Solomon [illegible] James Standifer W. Brown W^m B. Senior Tho^s C Clark John M^cEwen [Ja^s G. Williams?] Walter King Richard Meredith Calum Morgan

[H? JC?] Mitchell Tho Brown J. [Perris?] [N. Perris?] Sam^l Eskridge J. N. Gamble Will^m Lyon

This ? from the Statement of the [Evidence?] which I have Seen made out by the council for Hindman I consider it a case of justifiable Homicide therefore I Signe [sic] this petition

John M Campbell John S. Fulton A. Hutchinson James Park John [C?] John Sutherland Jr D [C?] Roane