Early Governors' Papers

Know all men by these presents that we Robert L. Caruthers James Rucks, W^m E. Anderson & Fran^s McGavock all of the state of Tennessee are held & firmly bound unto his excellency William Carroll Esqr, governor in & over the State of Tennessee or his successors in office the sum of ten thousand dollars. To which payment will & truly to be made & done we bind ourselves & each of our heirs executors or administrators jointly & severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 29th day of December AD 1824

The condition of the above obligation is such; that whereas the above named Robert L. Caruthers hath this day been appointed Clerk & Master in the Chancery Court for the Counties of Sumner Wilson Smith Jackson Overton & Fentress to be holden at Carthage in the State aforesaid: Now if the said Robert L. Caruthers shall safely keep the records, & faithfully discharge all & singular the duties of his office as Clerk & master aforesaid; then shall the above obligation be null & void otherwise be & remain in full force & virtue.

Rob^t L. Caruthers (seal) J. Rucks - (seal) W. E. Anderson (seal) F McGavock (seal)

Teste R McGavock

State of Tennessee Fentress County

February Sessions 1825

Be it Remembered that at a Court of Pleas and quarter sessions Began and held for the County of Fentress at the house of Conrad Pile On the first monday of February 1825 the following Order and decree was made In the following words and figures towit It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Henry H. Atkinson Nathan Haggard John B. McCormack and John McClelland securities for William Crockett, Entry Taker For Fentress County had given said Entry Taker twenty days notice to be prepared with other security persuant to Act of Assembly in such cases made and provided and said Entry taker having failed to do so, It is adjudged Ordered and decreed by said Court that the said William Crockett has forfeited his Office of Entry Taker aforesaid and that a Copy of this decree be forthwith transmitted to the Governor certifyed as the Law directs

State of Tennessee Fentress County

I John H. Richardson Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Fentress do hereby certify that the forgoing Order is a true Copy of the Original now Recorded in my Office Given my hand at Office this first day of April 1825

John H. Richardson Clerk of Fentress County Court

Fentress County Dec. 21^st 1834

To his excellency William Carroll Governor &c

Sir, At the last session of our General Assembly the appointment of "justice of the peace" was confered [sic] on the subscriber and shortly thereafter M^cClellan Esq^r who was then acting as such [resigned?] - I am now about to remove and shall on tomorrow leave the County and then leave the company without any justice of the peace, nor is there any convenient in any adjoining company - when the business of the company and [illegible] aquires the almost constant action of such an office It has been known for some time that I would remove and at my request the com pany has held an election and designated the person who they desire shall receive a temporary appointment from the [illegible -tive?] M^r George A. Brock, is the person designated by the company as will be seen by the certificate of the captain commanding which is annexed to this letter - I have no personal acquaintance with your excell =ency notwithstanding which I hope you will excuse [me?] for pressing the appoin =tment and saying also that M^r Brock is a very suitable person and has [illegible] [before?] [active?] [acted?] as a justice of the peace [illegible] County - Gen^l Smith with the secretary of state

has some knowledge of us, and can probably give such further information as will be satisfact =ory of any man is wanting - I have neglected in the foregoing part of this letter that we live in the county of Fentress-

Accept my best Respects W^m Chilton

I John Campbell Captain commanding com= mmanding the company of militia in the West of Fentress County State of Tennessee do certify that at the muster ground of said Company after query notice of the same, on the 20^th day of Dec. 1834 the Company held an election for the purpose of ascertaining who would be the choice as a justice of the peace to succeed William Chilton removed - and that M^r George A. Brock was the choice of said compnay - Dec^r 21^st 1834

John Campbell

Fentress County Justice of the Peace Com^d 10 Jny 1835

PAID 12^1/2

Elliott X Roads Ky 27^th Der. 1834 PAID 12 ^1/2

Gen^l Sam^l G. Smith Secretary of State Nashville