Early Governors' Papers

Mercer County sc

The Common Wealth of Kentucky to the Sheriff or any Constable of Mercer County Greeting Whereas Robert Boyce has this day made Complaint upon Oath before me as Justice of the peace for s^d County that he has good cause to suspect and does verily believe that on the night of the 17^th Instant a Certain Joseph Conway did Feloni -ously steal take and carry away from the possession of him the s^d Boyce a Negroe man slave named Warner the property of him the said Rob^t Boyce and has fled from this state to the State of Tennessee -

There are therefore in the name of the Common Wealth af^d to command you that you take the Said Joseph Conway if he is to be found in your balawick and bring him before me or some other Justice of the peace for s^d County to Answer the Complaint Af^d and further to be dealt with as the law directs - Given under my hand this 23^rd day of March 1816

Jo^s Morgan J, O, M, C

Summon Robert Boyce & John Shannon Witnesses for the Common Wealth to appear before me and other Justices of the peace for s^d County on Tuesday the 26^th Ins^t at the Court House in Harrodsburg whether the s^d Conway be found in your balawick or not

Jo^s Morgan [J P?]

ought to call forth the interference of the Executive and your petitioners will ever pray &c.

D. D. Deames J. Guest P. Collins W^m Phisun Simon Johnson James [Wilkins? Watkins?] [M C. Cherry?] Willott Hill Sam^l H Williams Lindesey Arnold John Shannon Sam^l Phillips M G [Linit?] R. M. Williamson Jno Porter Rob^t Wilson G. W. Weaver E. [Kinney? Kennedy?] Jn^o Porter Jesse S [Flippen?]

Willie D. Brown Char R Dillon W^m Voorhies John T. Moore Charles W. Webber Abraham Adkisson Willam Adkisson John [Arnold?] G. P. Webb. Joseph Hart Jno. B. Alderson Jno. D. Brown E Whitney A. C. Hays. P H Flippen Sam^l R. Reavis Nath^l F Smith W^m Hardison John Knox Fleming Maynard John W Terrell Sam^l. D. M^cCullough Th^os [oKeef?]