Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee Robertson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions May Term 1833

Present the Worshipped John Hutchison, William Wisener, James Sawyer, Robert Green, Warren S. Payne, Moses M. Carely, William S. Armstrong, Joseph Felts, Benjamin Kirby, [Abraham B. Gosing|Abrm. B. Gosing]], Christopher Williams, Henry Frey, George S. Clark, Jacob Birkley, Joseph Washington, John Forbes, Anthony Jones, John Draughan, Joseph Johnson, James Spurns, Richard Jones, William Pope, George Murphy, William C. Conrad, Matthew Powell, Richard Benson, Meredith Walters, Joel Moore, Alfred Justin, John S. Hutchison, James Shannon, Bartley Pitts, Milton [Bousen?], John C. Straughan Esqrs. Justins presiding The Court there proceeded to elect a sheriff and upon ballotting therefor [sic] Josiah W. Hicks is duly and constitutionally elected sheriff for Robertson County for the ensuing two years who entered into bond with security conditioned as the law directs and qualified arguable to law -

I certify the above to be a true copy of the Recerd [sic] of the proceedings had in the election for Sheriff & In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at office in Springfield this 16^th day of May 1833

W. Seal Clerk of Robertson County Court