Early Governors' Papers

Trenton, Tennessee To His Excellency William Trousdale Govr- of The State of Tenn-

Dear Sir-

Some time in april last I sent you a recpt given by Jay Chandler Sheriff of Lauderdale County Tenn- given to Charles Bowen Sheriff of Miss- County, and state of Arks for the bodies of [Pattecton?]- White, M^c- Gernis, Bell, Booth, Norwent, and others - Charged with the Murder of David Sawyer in Lauderdale County-

For the apprehension of said prisoners, your predecessor GovrN- S- Brown, had called a reward of dollars to be offerd- and after said reward was offerd said SheffCharles Bowen arrested them- and deliverd them in the the state of Tenn to said Sheff- Chandler- We refer you tou W. H. Humphreys Esqr- for satisfactory proofThat Chandler is Sheff- attend these prisoners have been tried, and acquitted, also to the Comptroller- for the same- and the amount of the reward should the claim be allowed - Please direct

State of Tennessee Lauderdale County Mr. W^m Pervis & John Johnson do solemnly swera, that the above statement of the Murder of Daivd Songer and the after outrages are just and true, so help me God Sworn to and Debscribed [sic] before me the 8^th day of July 1848 Joseph Nelson J.D.

John Johnson William Pervis