Early Governors' Papers

answer but have received none

I therefore leave the matter with suspicion to your advice, ready if the books can be procured & put in my possession to transcribe and transmit them to the secre= tary according to law, or willing if you think more convenient (the books being in Knox County) to appoint some other person to the duty aforesaid

I am D^r Sir with sentaments [sic] of Regard and Esteem yr Ob^t Serv^t

Jn^o Russell

Jose C. [?] - 1 Martin Waddle - 2 Adam Massa - 3 John Pryor - 4 Hancock Smith - 5 Wm Hudson - 6 John Avery - 7 Jacob [?] - 8 F. D. Lyda - 9 Cosley Bowman - 10 Joseph England - 11 William York - 12 John Duncan - 13 Silas Harris - 14 William Griffith - 15 James [Feselbey?] - 16 Russell Duncan - 17 Richard Baker 18 Emery W Bennett 19 Georg hudson - 20 William Goodwin 21 Lewis Goodwin - 22 John Griffith 23 Wm L Cooley - 24 Isaac harris - 25 John Russell - 26

Robert Haward 27 John Cash - 28 Randolph Ramas 29 Stephen Hickman 30 Asa Certain - 31 Charles Duncan 32 James Bryant 33 Hodges England 34 Stewart Warren 35 John C Myers 36 Gorge Long - 37 William H Chisum 38 Richard Brown 39 Pleasant Massy 40 William Hitchcock 41 Leonard Saylor 42 John Ditty Senior 43 [Elusn?] Sherrell]] 44 John Bussell 45 [? ?] 46 [?] Bussell]] 47 Alexander Swafford 48 Ingram Bussell 49 William Roberts 50 [name crossed out] 51 [name crossed out] 52