Early Governors' Papers

unfeigned joy - or receive the more cordial approbation of perhaps more than nine tenths of the population than his pardon — it would well accord with their sense of right and justice

With much respect your obdt srt Robt J. McKinney

His Excellency Sam. Houston

State of Tennessee Supreme Court at Knoxville September Term 1848

To His Excellency Neill S. Brown, Governor

The undersigned, Judges of the Supreme Court of Tennessee now in session at Knoxville, do hereby certify that Hon: W^m B. Turley one of the Judges of this Court is incompetent to preside on the trial of the suit Philip S. Hale, Plaintiff in error against Michael Darter's Lessee, now pending in said Court at Knoxville, on account of his relation= ship to the Plaintiff in error. We therefore request the appointment of a Special Judge to preside on the trial of said suit.

Given under our hands at the Knox= ville the 20th day of September 1848.

Nathan Green W^m. B. Turley Robt. J M^cKinney