Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee Lincoln County

I Briwell M. Garner Clerk of the Court of the pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County Certify that Robert Dickson an ailing justice of the peace for Capt. Carty's Company resigned his appoint =ment at the January Term 1831 of said Court and that Stephen Alexander formerly a justice of the peace for the same Company in said County departed this life some time since 28^th April 1831.

Briw M. Garner clk By C. Boyles D.C.

April 29 1831

Fayetteville Ten Dec^r 25^th 1834

Gov. W^m Carroll

Dr Sir I beg leave to tender my Resignation as Surveyor of Lincoln County, and take the liberty of Recommending James P. Baxter Esqas a suitable person to fill that office as my successor

Most Respectfully your obt servt Joel Pinson

Let a commission be made out for James P. Baxter W.C.

Lincoln County Surveyor s. com^d 4 January 1834

Gov. W^m Carroll Nashville Ten

[Trumpets?] N^o of men including Officers

Remarks No. Return has been made to me of the second Brigade under the Command of Brigadier General George Doherty the strength of that Brigade will exceed three thousand Rank & file -

-There are many Companies of Cavalry in the State of which there is no Return-

-There is no Return of the 47^th Regiment and the 2^nd Regiment of Lincoln County in the 5^th Brigade -

Nor is there any Return of One Regiment in the 7^th Brigade -

John Williams Adjutant Gen^l of Tennessee

To his Excellency the Governor of the State of Tennessee

Your memorialists would respectfully state, that during the present Term of the Lincoln Circuit Court Erasmus Chapman of Lincoln County by the verdict of a jury was found guilty of manslaughter in the Killing of John Warren, and that execution of the judgment is delayed to give an opportunity for the present application.

That the unfortunate transaction occurred upon a provocation given by the deceased, and in a sudden transport of passion - previous to which the parties had been friendlythat said Chapman is an old man nearly sixty years of age - he was a soldier in the revolutionary war - and was in the campaign against the Creek Indians - He has a large family ^and has already lain in Goal about four months - and is very poor - for many years he has been entirely deprived of the sense of hearing - His family is respectable, and he has always sustained the character of a good citizen, a peacable honest & indus trious man - And they believe him a proper subject of executive clemency.

They therefore recommend to your Excellency that the punishmment about to