Early Governors' Papers

Department of State Washington, October 28^th 1818.

Sir,

By a joint Resolution of Congress of the 23^d of December last, the Secretary of State was authorized to furnish each State Government with three sets of Wait's edition of State Papers, viz: one set for the Executive, and one for each branch of the Legislature. In pursuance of that authority, I have the pleasure to transmit to you herewith thirty volumes, put up in packets of two volumes each; and that I may be assured they reach their destination in safety, I will thank you to acknowledge the receipt of them to this Department.

I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant -

John Quincy Adams

Rec^d Dec^r 5^th

Secy of State of the U. States Subject Laws forwarded 26 Dec 1818 Ans^d 30^th Jany 1819

Department of State. J. Q. Adams forwarded from Nashville T Dec^r 4 1818

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4 Copy

of the Commission referred to, in the above letter from the Secretary of War

James Monroe President of the United States To all who shall see these presents. Greetings

Know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the abilities, prudence, and fidelity of John Overton Newton Cannon, and Robert Weakley of Tennessee I have nominated, and by and with the advice ^and consent of the Senate, do appoint them Commissioners of the United States, with full power and authority, to hold conferences, and to conclude and sign a treaty or Treaties with the Chicasaw Tribe of Indians, for the Cession of a tract of land, four miles square, including a salt spring, reserved to the said Tribe, by the fourth article of a Treaty concluded with the said Indians, on the nineteenth day of October A D. 1818; transmitting the same to the President of the United States of America for his final ratification, by and with the advice, and consent of the Senate of the United States This commission to con= -tinue in form, during the pleasure of the President of the United States for the time being

In Testimony whereof I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed

Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the third day of February A D. 1819, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the Forty third

(signed) James Monroe

By the President

John Quincy Adams Secy of State

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State of Tinasee Lincoln County

the undersigned The Petition of the undersignd cittizens of the County & State afores^d to his Excellency Samuel Houston Esq^r Governor of the s^d State of Tinasee your Petitioners Humbly Sheweth that a Certain Sam^l McClure was apprehended in the town of Fayetteville in the County afo s^d, for haveing kiled a m^r McBride & was convicted for the same for murder your Petitioners beg leave to state that they think & believe from the Best information they can get some Previous altercation did take Place Betweaen s^d McClure & Mcbride in which Probably some threats was made by McClure to kill Mcbride but we think it Probably the affect of insanaty but when the assault & Battery was made by McBride on McClure McClure had turnd his Back & was walking of[f] home when s^d s^d McBride Ran out of his shop dore with his hamer & to[n]gs first threw his Hamer with such violence & striking McClure on his back nock'^d him down & before he had time to Rise threw his toings with such violence struck him on the Head & cut through his hat & into his scu ull Bone which stunted McClure & the s^d McBride being a large strong Robust man & McCure a small man McBrid was able to hold him & Beat him first with one hand & then with the other which he did untill he got his death wound, McClure not being able to get a way, your Petitioners therefore being impres'^d with a belief that the assault & battery was mad by McBride with intent to kill, & that McClure kil^d him in self defence your ^Petitioners therefore Humbly Conceive that it would be unjust to hang McClure under those impressions your Petitioners hope your Excellency in your Clemency will grant a pardon for McClure as by so doing your Petitioners in duty bound shall Ever Pray &c

W^m P. Martin William T Poss Josiah Smith Joel D. Clements James P. Plenco Felix G M^cConnell H M H [Memon?] G W Blakemore John Roberts James Milsted Patrick glisten Zulus Milsted John Milsted Charles M^cKinney John M^cKeney G. W. Lang Milton Posey Orden W Poiter James Laylor James M^cKeney [Roth?] W Woodruff James Cuningham [?] Wallace]] William Swinney Tho^s Laton Jesse Coley James Swinney Benjamin Butler Cread Taylor John Taylor W^m H Taylor John Smith Jonathan C Taylor G W L. F M Taylor Tho^s J Adams John q adams James Adames W^m S Adams Lewis E Meal Taylor Eligia Taylor William Marshall Onean Taylor John S Taylor Jackson Taylor Abslam Taylor