Early Governors' Papers

At the Election for feild officers at Severvill on the second Day of the Election I was informed that the Doore was shut soo that the peaple Culd not Get in to Deliver thar tickets thare was a liklyhood of a Grait insirrection among the peaple I was asked to assist to brak open the Doore I Consented to the business & went to [affshenate?] in the same but when we came the [doore] was open how long the Doore was shut I Cant tell but all tickets are opened and Red I beleave however my and all that I saw was opened and Red Publickey I painted myn out Distinkley apart but Cold not be Rese^d with thay ware opened and Red

John Rains

Swoorn to & subscribed to this 20^th Day of august 1796

John Clack

John Rains & Pucketts Dupisition Respting the Election

John Roberts Jesse Loveless Willam Loveless Hardy Binningham lemuel Smith Samuel [Aastre?] John W Smith William Henrietta John Maclure Cesel thornton John A Hill James Jett P Carnes John Halbook John V Hooyer John P Beard Samuel Agton Elexander [Cambel?] Thomas Merrle Samuel Anderson John Rains Benjamin Long Jarrot Long George Washington guffin John M^ckinney James Long V. J. G Hill W D Jinings Ridmore Hughes John Bradley John H Brooks Tho^s D Dillon Willis Verrey Daniel B Pearson Jesse {?] Zeno T Harris Jo^s Rools Pulaski [?] James Tautum Vaulton Childers J. B. Reed Rich^d Horn John Carmicle James Sabasten Edward Doyle James Dawson James H. B Doyle Pleasant Boyd James Boyd Joel Eddins Jessey Loveless W^m Jones David Bartley W. G Eddings Daniel Tillery Hawkins L Hargrove Isaac Gatlin Milton Blocker Walter Gray John Garrard Joseph Rutledge Tho^s Marshall James W heath W^m B Hargrove B [f?] Hargrove W^m Tillery John S Bigby John R. Denty John Taylor Daniel Hardin [?] Furtunatus Jones William Eakin Jn^o F Morgan Curnelius Stater Wade Hargrove James Slaughter William Irvin William Hudleston Jackson Walls Benjamin F Eddins W. D. Eddins Jones Colemon Wm Eddins snr James Rogers Lewis w Marshall Jnr John Smith Abner Hargrove Rob't Elliott Tho^s Mathis