Early Governors' Papers

Knoxville. June 10th 1804.

Gentlemen

I have enclose you a copy of Col^oHarrison's letter to the Executive requesting "that Commissions may not Issue until a Court Martial is called to enquire into the legallity of the proceedings" By which you will discover that the election for field officers of Sullivan County is contorted, and that a Court mart =ial is to be immeadiately convened to enquire into the legallity of the proceedings

Ihave the honour to be very respectfully Your m^o ob. & Hbl Servt

Messieurs W^m Snodgrass Robert Rhea & James Phagan

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W^m Snodgrass Rob. Rhea & Ja^s Phagan

10th June 1804

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To his excellency William Carral [sic] Esq^r- Governor of the State of Tennessee

The subscribers citizens of Sullivan County, would beg leave to represent to your Excellency, that Jacob S Turner Esq^r [talo?] Entry taker for the County of Sullivan departed this life on the 13^th of April last and consiquently [sic] that said office is vacant.

Your Petitioners would beg leave to ask of you to appoint for the time being, in his room and stead, M^r Anderson R. Edmonds, a citizen of Blountville and we do not hesitate to say that M^rEdmonds will discharge the duties of the office correctly and with integrity - and your petitioners will ever pray &c - May 2^nd,, 1834-

William Snodgrass Elijah Croft A.B. Tipton James Carwood John R. Fain John Himes Tho^s Fain Jr John Giffords Reuben Griffith Moses Blevins John Thames Sam^l Rhea Benjamin Yoakley W^m R. Dulaney

David Shaver Sam^l Anderson John Philips Frances Alison Solomon Fraley John Anderson John R. Delaney Rob^tP Rhea S. S. Rhea William Rockhold A. M^cClellan E R Duleney Joseph Powell Edward B. Anderson