Early Governors' Papers

[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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ought to call forth the interference of the Executive and your petitioners will ever pray &c.

D. D. Deames J. Guest P. Collins W^m Phisun Simon Johnson James [Wilkins? Watkins?] [M C. Cherry?] Willott Hill Sam^l H Williams Lindesey Arnold John Shannon Sam^l Phillips M G [Linit?] R. M. Williamson Jno Porter Rob^t Wilson G. W. Weaver E. [Kinney? Kennedy?] Jn^o Porter Jesse S [Flippen?]

Willie D. Brown Char R Dillon W^m Voorhies John T. Moore Charles W. Webber Abraham Adkisson Willam Adkisson John [Arnold?] G. P. Webb. Joseph Hart Jno. B. Alderson Jno. D. Brown E Whitney A. C. Hays. P H Flippen Sam^l R. Reavis Nath^l F Smith W^m Hardison John Knox Fleming Maynard John W Terrell Sam^l. D. M^cCullough Th^os [oKeef?]

Resolved further, That in case of the Senators and Representatives of this State in Congress, shall find, that the Amendent above proposed is not perfectly conformable to the wishes and sentiments of a Constitutional Majority of both Branches of the National Legislature, they are hereby empowered and requested so to modify the same as to meet the sentiments of such Majority. Provided however, and it is the wish and opinion of this Legislature, that any Amendment which may be agreed upon, should exclude, at all events, from a seat in either Branch of Congress, any Person who shall not have been actually Naturalized at the time of making this Amendment, and have been admitted a Citizen of the United States fourteen years, at least, at the time of such Election.

Resolved further, That His Excellency the Governor is hereby requested to communicate the foregoing Resolves to the Supreme Executives of the several States, with a request, that the same may be submitted to the consideration of their respective Legislatures. And that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of this House be requested forthwith to transmit the same to the Senators and Representatives of this State in Congress.

Read and unanimoulsy accepted.

Sent up for concurrence. EDWARD H. ROBBINS, Speaker. In Senate, June 18, 1798.

Read and unanimously concurred. SAMUEL PHILLIPS, President. June 29th, 1798. Approved. INCREASE SUMNER.

A true Copy. Attest. JOHN AVERY, Secretary.