Early Governors' Papers

Lebanon April 30^th 1819

Dear Governor

I would long since have written to you, but the subject was rendered unnecessary by Co^l Ward's declining a Poll. I saw soon after your departure from this place Mr Catron, from the upper Circuit, and he said in White, Overton, &C that you would get three fourths of all the Votes, let who would after. This I would have written long since but I thought you would have neither trouble nor un= easiness.I supposed, when you had opposition that you would feel anxiety, but I really did not suppose, for one moment, that you need apprehend defeat.

I do not know at this time of anything to communicate, that will interest you at this time, - as for myself I am moving on in the business of the Law and do better than I had hoped at the start I am not idle nor lazy, and you will remark a change in this

You may suppose my

=Petitioners names=

J B McCormick Christopher Hoffman John A. Jenkins [Warnan Listworth?] Richard Nelson Thomas elmore Isham Cale Riley Medlin Thomas Duff William D Daniel Matthew England william Kerr [Thomas?] Williams Ignatious Howard John Dier James Collins Joshua Davis Isham Furley James Dobbs John Aison Jr T M Bartlet Jiles Elrod George Price. Wm [Sonethens?] Wm Cantrell peter Billens

=Petitioners names=

Howard Cash Bird Billings [? ?] Robinson Wesley Green Saml Odet John Duncara wilcher Cardwell George Cardwell William C Bounds Wm Rice Samuel [?] William [Akredge?] Isaac Mils]] Isaac Miller Elish Howan John [?] Thos Bounds George Sullivan Jesse A Barnes John Bradford [James?] ward Hug [?] Thomas J [?]