Early Governors' Papers

Jonesborough May 4.^th 1818

Sir

Judge Scott promised me before I left Knoxville to report to you the cases adjourned to the Special Court from the first Circuit, but as it may be possible that he may not be able to obtain the names of the Parties I have thought it safest to subjoin a list of them which you will find below

Yrs resp^y

Tho: Emmerson

From Hawkins County - John Cooke vs David Stuart & others John Hall vs David Stuart -

From Campbell County - James R. Rogers vs Robert Burton & others

Benj. W. Burford Dempsey Morriss Jacob Bates Thomas A. Sink Pleasant Roberts William Robertson M. L. Mills Saml Overton P. Branch Philip [Popope?] D, C, Ward Sedom Kavanagh David Linch Willis Hodgson [Dael? Danl?] Bridgs]] Silas Pope Henry Darris John Pates Taylor Whitley John Stollings Geraldas Linch John Hall Wm Hodges F W [H...?] J D Goodall Jesse Jameson L Patterson W B H [OG...?] Elijah Farrey J. B. Hughes Wm Petty J S Roulitone F. G. uhls David P Flowers]] Benjamin Perry Thomas W Wootten D Douglass James Dentori Jno Wm Mann Joseph Bownon Rawleigh Stott Wm Owens T. Walton Saml Owens Alex. Allison L Bigelow Matthew Nichols David Burford J [H...?] Will. A. Wade S. P. Hughes Robert Luckey

Gallatin, March 22^nd 1821

Dear Sir, At the term before last at the Wilson Circuit Court, the presiding Judge, imposed a fine of $50 and imprisonment for one hour on John H [Bowers?] and Patrick H [Davey?] Esquires for a [contemps?] offered to the Court in breaching the peace in the presence of the Courtfrom the Judgments of the Circuit Court an Appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, and as the present term the Judgment has been affirmed by a majority of the Court, all however con =curring in postponing the time of imposing the imprisonments, untill [sic] application could be made to the Executive for a remission of it. We are well satisfied, that the imprisonment ought to be remitted, and therefore ask your excellencey to exercise your constitutional powers to that effect-- yrs respectfuly

Andrew Hays Felix Grundy John J. White [Abm Martin?] William Trousdale William S. [Fellow?] Lafayette Sanders W^m H. Douglass Nath Williams

To his Excellency Joseph M^cMinn- [Geo Elliot?] John Hall A. H. Douglass A.B. Tulley