Early Governors' Papers

Dellegates	Capts Company	Year	Nays
William Halliburton
John Davidson
George Mitchell	Capt Halliburton	65	0
Stirling Brewer	Capt Caldwell	11	5
Mathew Gilmore
Sterling May
Jeremiah Pearsell	Capt Gilmore	55	1
John Tubb
Abner Brown
James Walker	Capt Teal	44	3
Wm Stone
Wm Hudson
George Clerk	Capt Horner	25	0
Thos Batson
Molton Dickson
Abiram Caldwell	Capt Dickson	24	3
		310	17

On Motion Tho^s Batson, Cuthbert Hudson Sterling Brewer & John Read, be appointed to draw up a petition to H. E. the Governor, and forward the same Ordered that a Copoy of these proceeding be forwarded to the printers in Nashville

S: Brewer

Test John Read Clk

[Col 1- first 4 names are on page 5] Isaac W. Driggs John W. Read A T Brooks [James?] M. Lockridge Robert Campbell, Jnr Ethelbert [Kirby?] John Polk C A. Dillahunty Sam^l McDowell John P. Brown Jas. A. Chalk William Chandler Laswell S. Alacrian Abraham Lorney W M Black John Shallow J. W. Dale Evan Young Jo B. Sanders Jno [?] John Hackney A. H. Buchanan. Allen J. Nole R. S. L. Wilkes.

[Col 2- first 5 names are on page 5] Briton Bailey J. K. McKenzie Charles Williams John Ritch J. W. [?] M. Richardson [? ?] Kilpatrick]] M. W. Campbell J. W. [Le Master?] John P. Graves. E. Hanks Moses Hanks Asa Dodson Arthur churchil Edmund L. Williams Gorge W. Thurmon Charles D Crawfords Luke Bynum [Alicajecth?] Brooks Joel Echal Thomas Stallings [?] Caldwell James P Peters I do not think that Fields expected or any at the time to murder the Boy Peter. J P P

I know nothing of the homicide alluded to in the for going Petition, but I have known Maj. William Fields - many years, both in North Carolina and this State, and have always considered him a Gentleman of fair character

Nicholas P. Smith

[Col 3- the first 4 names are on page 5] W. V. Bradshow Jno. [?]. Smoot [Ammon?] Cochron H. A. Whitman G W Kilpatrick James. M. White W. D. [Shelton?] J. [H?]. [Jolruster?] Wm O. Ferguson M. Clemmons