Early Governors' Papers

Pulaski 8^th Febr'y. 1833

To His Excellency William Carroll, Governor of the State of Tennessee,

The undersigned Citizens of the County of Giles, would respectfully represent to your Excellency, that on the 26^th of last month, one William Odeneal a citizen of said County, was murdered by one Thomas Rayburn- At the present term of the Circuit Court for said County, said Rayburn was indicted & a [true?] bill found by a Grand Jury of said County - before which & immediately after the murder, was committed, said Rayburn fled & has not yet been taken, & the undersigned trust that your Excellency will issue your Proclamation, and offer a suitable reward for the apprehension of said Rayburn, in order that he may be brought to Justice -

Albert Yerges Jas Patterson Charles C. Abernathy

Jno Brown W.G. Nye Ben Carter Arnold Zellner William M. Ron

To his Excellency Joseph Mc Min Governor of the State of Tennessee

Your petitioner Brice M. Mayfield of Giles County and State of aforesaid hum bly complaining beg live [sic] to state to your excellency that at last Term of the circuit Court holden for sd County on the 1^st Monday in September last he was jointly indicted with one Isaac Mayfield Larkin Mayfield and one Henry M. Mayfield, for the commission ^of a breach of the peace in assaulting & battering one [Ervin.?] And your petitioner further States that they sd Defendants severally [sic] plead guilty of the charge alleged against them, where upon the sd Court proseded [sic] to pronounce Judgement which was as follows /to wit/ that each Defendant should be fined in the sum of Fifty dollars and remain in prison for the span of one Month except Henry M Mayfield whose punishment was something more mild in its nature - Your petitioner further states that all of sd Defendants were immediately Imprisoned except himself & re= mained [illegible] one night and until Court sat next morning, when the Court [illegible] the ballance [sic] of sd term of Imprisonment - And your petitioner further states that he should have been committed at the [time?] the before mentioned Defendants were and no doubt relea sed at the same time with then; if it had not been for his bad health at the time Judgement pass as aforesaid, In consequence of which last mentioned committance your petitioner was required by sd Court to give security to [be?] & appear at the next term of sd Court, when & there to undergo the aforesaid Judgement im plying we close prision for the term of our month as aforesaid - Your petitioner begs

Hon. N S Brown

Sir, I have this day settled with William Honeycut in relation to the Crofford claim from Louisiana I find the amount in his hands as the advocate of Robert Honeycut after paying debts &c was in December 1841- $2277.61. James Honeycut was entitled to our 8^th of this amount which is $284.70, I could not compell [sic] him to pay interest. He filed his answer asserting he has at all times been ready to pay to the said James, or his legal representative when called on, his father says, he has not used the money in any way under these state of facts. I could not comp-ell [sic] him to pay in trust. How is Mr & Mrs Crofford to get the money, give me their address, and I will write to them, I have no news of importance, Eldridge, Davis Walker, Williamson, Schoggers, and [Millfross?] have appointments to address the people in evry [sic] part of Giles County within the next two days - I am staying at home, as I tell them for the purpose of keeping the [?] from taking the Town,

, Yours &c A.R. Richardson