Early Governors' Papers

We the undersigned Judges of the Supreme Court for the State of Tennessee sitting at Knoxville at the July term A. D. 1827 thereof do certify to his Excellency the Governor in and over the State of Tennessee that these pendig and for hearing and decision in said Supreme Court at Knoxville at the present term the following causes; to hear and determine which there is not a competent court=; two of the present members of the Court being incompetent to decide thereon: That is to say

1 John Tonner (Tonner) } Dispos^d of vs W^m Jennings & Ryal Jennings = 2 John A. Rogers & Jacob Hackney vs Martin Beaty & others = 3 John Cocke & John F. Jack vs Robert M^cGinnis admr = 4 Joseph P. Minnick's Lessee vs John Cocke and others

5 James G. Harris admr of Elizabeth M^cEthatton vs John Cocke admr of Henry Howel and the Heirs of said Howel & al. = 6 John and Ann Condley vs James G. Martin, Thomas Hopkins and William Cocke's Lessee ~ ~ = 7 John Meek vs Marcus Bearden & Morton Peterson = 8 John Cocke vs John Stuart & Geo. Stuart Executors of David Stuart dec^d. Knoxville Equity

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John Smith T vs Robert Bill & wife

Disposd of

John Love vs John McIver & others}

In this cause three of the present Judges are incompetent, & two special Judges will be necessary to hear the same. Disposd of

Done at Knoxville this 9^th day of July 1827

Jn. Catron R. Whyte Henry Crabb Jacob Peck

A B Hayes & W^m A. Cooke Comm^d 19 July 1827

We the undersigned Judges of the Supreme Court for the State of Tennessee sitting at Knoxville at the July term A. D. 1827 thereof do certify to his Excellency the Governor in and over the State of Tennessee that these are pending and for hearing and decision in said Supreme Court at Knoxville at the present term the following ^causes to hear and determine which there is not a competent court, two of the present members being incompetent to decide thereon; That is to say

Thomas Hopkins vs Moses Ferguson

Thomas Falls vs Samuel H. Gully Thomas Hale and George White

Done at Knoxville this 14^th day of July 1827

Jn. Catron R. Whyte Henry Crabb Jacob Peck Judges of Supreme Court

Knoxville May 27^th 1829

Dear Sir

I am advised that John Withierson the solicitor for the 3^rd district, departed this life a few days since. The protem - appointment devolves on you Mr Spencer Jarnagin of this place will accept this appointment. Mr Jarnagin is emminently qualified, none better in East Tennessee in point of legal attainments. Mr Jar does not live in the district but he practices in several of the counties of the district.

Judge Anderson, Mr E. A. Foster and many others of your City are acquainted with Mr J - & standing as a lawyer should legal attainments be the test, but few gentlemen in our state could claim pre-eminence over Mr J - for your favor in the present case.

I am very respflly R. G. Dunlap

His Execlly Wm Hall

P. S. the courts of the district are now going on R.G.D -

Knoxville 25th May 1829 -

Dear Sir

Permit me for a moment to intrude on your Patience by Recommending to your notice Spencer Jarnagin Esqr a fit Person to fill the Vacancy - of John Wilkinson attorney Genral of the B^d Solicitorial District Decast- I am well aware that M^r Jarnagin is as well if not Better Quallified to discharge the duties of that of that appointment than any man in East Tennessee My Reason for Making this Request is that the busness of that district has been much neglect^d Even to a loss in the Revenue. under the. Existing Laws.

I have the - Honor to bee [sic] sir yours with High Respect I am &c Miller Francis

Govr. W. Hall