Early Governors' Papers

House of representatives October 21st 1803 read & ordered to be entered on the Journal & sent to the Senate [Eal?]

Senate 22^d. October 1803.- Read and ordered to be entered on the Journal.

Ja^s. Trimble clk

His Excellency Governor Seveir [sic]

Governor of Kentucky is receiving the prisoner & transporting him to that State.

If it is in your power let this paper be return ed immediately to this place by return mail directed to "Robert Boyce." care of James Trimble

I am yours respectfully

James Trimble

P. S. It will perhaps be proper & necessary to transmit back the Authority to R Boyce appointing him the agent to receive the Prisoner.

J T.

Jas Trimble Nashville April 13 Apl 1816

William Alexander Esqr Secretary of State Knoxville

agreed to a verdict of guilty as it approachd so near to a case of excuseable killing in self defence.

Alpha Kingsley William Davis Jason Thompson J. A Mennifee Lewis Speace Sen^r. John C Hicks John Haynes Boyd M^cNairy Harris Green W. J. Johnson Elmore Douglass Alfred Flornoy Cullin Edwards John D Venable Charles Hartly Edmund Hewlett Samuel Long John Folwell J. P Downes John [Marey? Marly?] T. J. Ayer Samuel Houston Robert Armstrong

James Trimble council for the defd^t I concur in this petition, because I believe from the evidence it was a case of excuseable Homicide in self defence -

Robert [?] Adams- one of the council for the Prisoner- I subscribe to this petition because I believe that any other man ^person would have acted in the same manner under Similar Circumstances-

In addition to the above reasons I add my signature because I hope that a youth whose habits can scarcely be considerd confirmd, may be reclaimd if restord to the Bosom of his parent before his Spirits are too much Broken.

Gidion Blackburn

I think he ought certainly to be pardond Felix Grundy Council [?]

For the above reasons I subscribe this petition G W Gibby

To his Excellency Joseph M^cMinn Governor of the State of Tennessee.

The undersigned, members of the bar, on their recommendation of a suitable person to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of the Hon^ble Archibald Roane, late one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of this State, cannot withhold a tribute of respect for the many virtues which have been conspicuously displayed in the different Offices he has filled - He will long be remembered with affection - His loss they deplore! -

Should your Excellency think that vacancy ought to be filled by a resident of East Tennessee, they would respectfully recommend Thomas Emmerson Esqr as eminently qualified for that appointment. 10^th Jan^y 1819.

John M^cNairy Alfred Balch [Murry?] Crabb A. B. Hayes G W Gibbs E B Robertson Ephraim H. Foster J. B Reynolds S. Cahan William. A. Fulton. F. B. Fogg. R Groodlet? James Trimble Felix Grundy J. Whiteside