Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and appeals at Nashville

Whereas there is pending in said Court the following cause to wit Morgan Brown, James Moore, William Armstrong, William Thompson & Elizabeth his wife formerly Elizabeth Vance George Childress & Margaret Childress his wife formerly Margaret Vance Morgan B. Vance William L. Vance, Elizabeth L. Vance infants by W^m Thompson & Elizabeth Thompson these guardians Complainants against Nathaniel A M^cNairy Defendant on the Chancery docket in which cause two of the judges of said Court are incompetent to hear and determine the same

We therefore certify the same to his Excellency the Governor of said State to the end that he may appoint two special judges to aid in hearing and deciding said cause, agreeably to an act of the General Assembly of said State passed January 10^th 1830 Chapter 96 section one Given under our hands at Nashville this first day of March A.D. 1831

Jn. Catron Jacob Peck Robert Whyte

Blountborough March 18, 1796

Dear Sir:

I received your very polite information with respect to the office of Governor of this State, and make no doubt your fellow citizens have embraced the opportunity for rewarding the many signal services you rendered this country by the gratification of your wishes.

You have, we may almost say, the unanimous voice of this country- only four lost and two of them through mistake. We trust if you are elected, you will not in the multitude of business forget our frontier and exposed situation; a few of us have made a settlement in a situation that may have need the fostering hand of Government and in you we hope to find both a friend and Governor.

I am Dear Sir, Your most Obediant and humble Servant, Morgan Brown

State of Tennessee

We do hereby certify that Morgan Brown is qualified to practice law in the several County Courts of this State, Given under our hands this 17^th day of May 1796

John M^cNairy Willie Blount Archibald Roane

Governor Sevier

Morgan Brown esq^r

Morgan Brown.