Early Governors' Papers

the extreme distress that the good people of this state, particularly this County, labour under with respect to the Execution law, in consequence of the Embargo, and provide some means for our relief; if possible it can be done without infringing upon our Constitution. We therefore pray that the Legislature may be convened for the purposes her above mentioned

And submiting this our petition to your Excellencys Consideration, we remain with much respect Your Excellencys Most Hb^l Serts

Stirling Brewer Tho^s Watson Cuthbert Hudson John Read

For and in behalf of this Committee Charlotte, Dickson County Feb^y 28^th 1809

Postcript This Committee further conceiv it expedient and necessary and as such pray & petition that the legislature, likewise may be convened on account of altering the Congressional Ellection of this State, It appearing from advices rec^d from our representatives in Congress, that Congress will be

convened at an earlier period than usual and in that case this State would (otherwise) be left without Representation, the ensuing session

Read before, and approved of by the Com= mittee. signed S: Brewer Ch

John Read Clk

At a Meeting of Dellegates from different Captains Companies in the County of Dickson, at the Court house in the Town of Charlotte on Monday the 28^th of Febuary 1809. In order to give in the sense of the people Citizens composing the different Captains Com= panies in said County which they represented, on the question whether it be or not to be expedient to the petition the Governor of this State, to Convene the legislature in order to be taken into Consider= ation. And provide some means to alleviate the extreme distress that the Citizens of this state labor under with respect to the Execution Law in consequence of the Embargo: the follow= ing dellegates came forward duly authorised and after appointing Sterling Brewer Chairman & John Read Clerk, proceeded to give in their returns as follows viz.

Dellegates	Capts Company	Year	Days
Thos Archer Senr
Will Handkins
Jas Dickson	Capt Norris	35	1
Cuthbert Hudson
Howel Adams
John Huddleston	Capt Hudson	51	4

Dellegates	Capts Company	Year	Nays
William Halliburton
John Davidson
George Mitchell	Capt Halliburton	65	0
Stirling Brewer	Capt Caldwell	11	5
Mathew Gilmore
Sterling May
Jeremiah Pearsell	Capt Gilmore	55	1
John Tubb
Abner Brown
James Walker	Capt Teal	44	3
Wm Stone
Wm Hudson
George Clerk	Capt Horner	25	0
Thos Batson
Molton Dickson
Abiram Caldwell	Capt Dickson	24	3
		310	17

On Motion Tho^s Batson, Cuthbert Hudson Sterling Brewer & John Read, be appointed to draw up a petition to H. E. the Governor, and forward the same Ordered that a Copoy of these proceeding be forwarded to the printers in Nashville

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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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