Early Governors' Papers

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

Gen^l. Smith,

Your old friends will be put to trouble if they should have business before a magistrate before another justice can be appointed it is requested by them that you will if the Governor makes an appointment forward it as soon as possible to Elliott x Roads, (Ky.) M^r. Brock lives near there - it is desired that the appoin tment, shall reach here - sometime before the 4^th monday in next month, at which time the County Court sits.

Very Respectfully Your friend & Hble servt W^m Chilton

Henry Bryant William Patten Laurence Angell William Angell William [illegible] [Wallace Brant?] [illegible] [illegible] Angell [illegible] morris William M^cBee James Johnston William maghee Turner george A Brock Isham [Wamack?] John [bant?] William Richards Arnold [hethen?] Hutson Buris. William Lusk James [Hegar?] Samuel Johnson William Stevenson [Sillas?] glenn Joseph Dunkin Stogner Bray [Alex?] E Patton

Samuel B Sherril Henry Sherril Isaac Cartwright William harper George Richardson John [illegible] Abraham [Kuy?] Kendall John [Kuy?] Kendall John [Busksey?] Jas. Richardson George More Th^o. Kenedy Johan [Lush?] Jesse [illegible] Daniel [Dun? Deen?] James Sandal William Sandal Wm. [Grover?]