Early Governors' Papers

will put it in the power of that body to do much service by offering proper reasons in support of the claim of the State, otherwise no doubt exists with us but the general Government will open a land office; and from our inattention probably avoid making the necessary provision for individual claims and thereby involve us in lasting difficulties.

With the utmost defference and respect we take the liberty to subscribe ourselves, your Excellencys' most devoted and very humble servants

Nashville. Oct^r 14^th 1800

Jno Overton John McNairy W: P Anderson

Sam^l Donelson V Coleman Ho. Tatum Jos Herndon Jn^o C Hamilton R Seavy

[Col 1- first 3 names are on page 4] William [?] W. P. Campbell Joseph H Miller George Moore Stephen Blackman Wm D. Ray Wm C Campbell Wm McKee James Notgrass John Jameson Sam^l Craig Stokely T. Vittolo John M Lauthall George [?] John Rolland Wm S Ray J. B. Shane John T Craig [Laczanous?] Dodson John Burnet Wm A Southall Samuel M. Frost William M. Will Pleasant [Tolld?] C Moran Wm N. Wood Person Yates

[Col 2- first 4 names are on page 4] John Rountree Jn^r Thomas Taylor John Shaddon John T Thompson William Rountree Jeferson Shannon George [Weaver?] David Rountree James McCrady Charles Thompson James Briggs Allen Raimey Thos H Briggs Turner Nichals Collin Campbell A. C. [?] A H Sarke S. C. Moore P. A. Polk David Withespoon Phillop Church Samuel Crawford D. D. Deanes P [?] Thos B. Koulley John W. Sewell Daniel Brown Witness [?] Wm Phiban [Notherlands Sait?]

[Col 3- first 3 names are from pg 4] E. B. Dooley William B Barnes W C Cherry J. Guest C M Webber P Nelson John J. Zollicofer William Winter Levi Ketchum James Black E. W. Campbell Jos Herndon L. [?]. Cahall]] James Gallett|Jas Gallett]] John pritche]] J C Grove B. W. Luckins [Patte?] Maguire [Hio?] Brown John Brown Hugh Bradshaw [Lorenzo?] Hitchcock Ruford Rozell P. F. Dooley Sam^l Phillips [Alilb? ?] Hill M. G. Smith A. C. Hays G Eubank M. Helm

To his Excellency Samuel Houston Governor in and over the State of Tennessee.

The Petition of your subscribers citizens of the county pf Maury in said State respectfully represents to your Excellency that at the December term of the circuit court for said county, A citizen Robert A Rankin for a violation of the penal law of the State, was sentenced to a fine of fifty dollars, and imprisonment for the term of four months; somewhat more than one half of which latter punishment he has already suffered.

Your Petitioners would further respectfully represent, that the said Robert A Rankin is a man in indigent circumstances with a Wife and child dependent solely on his personal exertions for support, and tha this present confinement renders it impossible for him either to contribute to their sustenance, or to provide means to answer the pecuniary part of his sentence. We therefore respectfully pray that your Excellency would consider the helpless & destitute situation of the family of the said Robert A, and remit to him the remainder of his adjudged period of imprisonment, and authorise the Jailor of said county of Maury to set him at liberty. And as in duty bound we shall ever pray &c.

Allen Brown G. W. Campbell M J M^cKee Jos Herndon T. A. Cahall Sam^l H Williams [Pat R?] Maguire Edw^d H Chaffins Rich^d B. Papmore W^m S Moore William P Williams John Justone Henry B Waldrum Sam^l B Scott Charles W. Webber Micah G. Lewis John L Smith William C Cherry Caleb Thomas Andrew C. Hays John B. Hays W^m Philan A H Davis John Porter L. B. Reairs Sam^l Phillips R. A. Parks J P Brown John T Moore [?] H Ware Jonas E Thomas J. R. Plummer John Kilcease D B Frintson

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