Early Governors' Papers

March 10^th 1816

His Excellency Joseph M^cMinn

Sir I send you the best description I can get of Aaron Gladden who was committed to the Jail of Williamson county for horse stealing, and on the Night of the 26^th of Feb^y last, the Jail was burnt and the villain gone. It is submitted to the consi -deration of the executive, whether or not, it would be better to offer a reward for him, he is a Man of exceeding bad character, and it has been said this is not the first charge It would be highly gratifying to the community, and particuarly to me, for the villain to be taken. He is about forty years of age, dark hair, intermixed with grey, swarthy complexion, about six feet high, blue eyes, his teeth, be -fore is worn very short and smooth; large frame, thin visage, large eye brows, and his eyes considerably sunk for a man of his age, he has a down cast villainous look and rather slow spoken

Iam yr^s respectfully. Thomas Ridley shff of Williamson county