Early Governors' Papers

a happy administration under his patronage.

The official ^documents which you have been pleased to lay before us, are in our opinion of such importance to the state, as to demand legislative notice -

Without detracting in the least from the merits of your successor, we cannot withhold expressing our regret, at the necessary discontinuance of your official relation with us - while we beg leave to reciprocate your valedic tory benedictions -

J Wharton Chairman to the

Postcript This committee further conceive it expedient that the Legislature should be Convened, likewise an account of altering the time of holding the Congressional Ellections of this State it appearing from advices received from the hon^l J Wharton Esq^r that Congress will be convened at an earlier period than usual, and in that case, this State would be left without representation the ensuing Session Resolved (unanimously) that this Com= mittee approve of the conduct of J Wharton Esq^r for his eminent services in Congress

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Test John Read

William Maclin Esq^r Secretary of the State of Tennessee Present

Nashville Nov. 20^th 1803.

Sir.

From divers good causes me thereto moving, I have thought proper ^to resign my seal in the General assembly of the state of Tennessee; you will please communicate the contents of this letter to his Excellency, in order that a writ of election may issue to fill the vacancy.

yr. ob^t ser^t

J Wharton

Th. Claiborne to re county from an unnecessary & injudicious expence [sic] that should be avoided by a Penitentiary

Jac M Gavock Nathan Ewing E. A. Hall M Barrons J. Whiteside J Wharton for the reason given by M^r Claiborne W. B. [Lewis?] John Stevens Jn^o Boyd [W Barron?]