Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee Bledsoe County July Sessions 1819-

We the undersigned Justices of the peace for Bledsoe County having been acquain =ted with James Rodgers Esquire attorney at Law for a number of years past, and be lieving him well qualified to Discharge the du =ties devolving on a Solicitor Gen^l do there fore recommend M^r Rodgers to the notice of your Excellency for that appointment to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Tho^s J. Campbell Esq solicitor Gen^l Resigned

very respectfully your Excellencies most Obt humble serts

Sam^l Smith Ja^s Hoge Jesse Walker Ja^s Skillern George Vaughan William Nail Alexander [Laurels?]

His Excellency Joseph M^cMinn Esq