Early Governors' Papers

Kingsport. Oct 16 1832

Gen^l. William Carroll

Dear Sir As Govenor [sic] of the State of Tennessee, you will please to accept this my resignation of the Office of Surveyor of Sullivan County; Should you receive it before the rising of the Legislation; it would be well to hand it over so that a successor be elected during the present Session, if not, you will confer an Executive appoint -ment on some one— I would observe that Co^l. David Shaver would gladly receive the appointment, should you think proper to confer it upon him, he is well qualified to do the duties of the Office, and his appointment would meet the approbation of the people generally as I believe, he lives in Blountville.

Very respectfully Your Ob^t. Serv^t. Jas. D. Rhea

To his excellency William Carral [sic] Esq^r- Governor of the State of Tennessee

The subscribers citizens of Sullivan County, would beg leave to represent to your Excellency, that Jacob S Turner Esq^r [talo?] Entry taker for the County of Sullivan departed this life on the 13^th of April last and consiquently [sic] that said office is vacant.

Your Petitioners would beg leave to ask of you to appoint for the time being, in his room and stead, M^r Anderson R. Edmonds, a citizen of Blountville and we do not hesitate to say that M^rEdmonds will discharge the duties of the office correctly and with integrity - and your petitioners will ever pray &c - May 2^nd,, 1834-

William Snodgrass Elijah Croft A.B. Tipton James Carwood John R. Fain John Himes Tho^s Fain Jr John Giffords Reuben Griffith Moses Blevins John Thames Sam^l Rhea Benjamin Yoakley W^m R. Dulaney

David Shaver Sam^l Anderson John Philips Frances Alison Solomon Fraley John Anderson John R. Delaney Rob^tP Rhea S. S. Rhea William Rockhold A. M^cClellan E R Duleney Joseph Powell Edward B. Anderson