Early Governors' Papers

Columbia April 17^th 1816

To His Excellency Joseph M^cMinn

Sir

We the undersigned members of the Bar in West Tennessee understanding the Honourable John Overton to have resigned as Judge of the Court of Appeals with due deference to your Judgment beg leave to recommend to your excellency John Haywood Esqr as a suitable person to fill that important office and one in whome we believe the people have greater confidence than any other of our acquaintance who would accept of the appointment

J Whiteside Alfred M Harris George Coatter P R Booker David Craighead Robert L. Cobbs John White Joel Casey Rob^t Mack Daniel Graham

Franklin May 9 1816 18^1/2

His Excellency Joseph M.^cMinn Knoxville Ten

Thos Washington 20 May 1816

John Haywood 20 May 1816

beneficial to the pubic and grateful to many I am Sir your most ob^t J. Haywood 10^th August 1818