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

J D Bayne Tho^s B Heneley K. T. Hughes Geo. W [Faney? Farris?] John White John L. Polk John Smith Lawrence Holcomb M. Beem Laurence Holcomb George W. Hawkins James R. Shelton James Guest John Hill James Knox John H Wallis William M^cNeill George Y Young John W Caperton Alexander W. Alderson John W. Taswell Colly S. Shelton [John Shelton?] Peter Halland Marcus Halland

Peter Singeton Jacob S. Smith William Kendel C C Moore W^m H Hill Columbus Moore Alex^r S. Estes Rob^t Estes Joe Chumly Jn^r J Barker Washington Hays W^m P. [Estes?] Howell [Jonstins?] D. W. W. Ree