Early Governors' Papers

Baltimore June 20 1816

Sir,

Owing to the removal of the seat of Government from Nashville, it will be inconvenient to perform the duties of Adjutant General of the state of Tennessee any longer; I therefore resign that appoint =ment.

Permit me to thank your Excellency for the favourable sentiments which you have always manifested for me and to offer you the salutations [page damaged] my Friendship.

And. Hynes

His Excellency Joseph M^cMinn

His Excellency Joseph M^cMinn Knoxville Tennessee

1816

Resignation Colo A. Hynes Adjutant Gen^l &c

John Baird Jn^o H Smith Rob. B. Currey E Baker Tho^s Johnson C. L. H. Rooker Alex Guffy Junr. Daniel Joslin Neal Hopkins B. Crook Jonathan Betts R. C. Foster And: HynEs Will Williams Giles Harding C. C. Williams Robert W. Briggs Samuel M^cManus

Benja Sturdivant Jeremiah Hinton Z. Payne Jno Stump