Early Governors' Papers

Justice to ourselves, and ^the people the consirv ators [sic] of whose peace we are, pass by such bloody atrocities unnoticed. we therefore request that your excellency Shall (if you think proper) forthwith advertize [sic] with a Suitable ^reward annexed for the apprehension of the above named, murderers who made their escape, we Recommend some paper printed at Nashville, also one At Little Rock Arkansas, Territory, and one of the most Generally circulated papers of the State of Mississippi, as the organs through which, the communicatin [sic] shall be made to the public, Unanimously adopted at the October Term, of our court of pleas and quarter sessions, on the 13^th day of October, 1834, in the Town of Sommerville in the County of Fayette, and State Tennessee -

Peter Hudspeth Chairman of Fayette County Court

Somerville Tn July 3rd 1838

Dr Sir.

I understand that application will be made to your instantce [sic], to appoint six Directors in the "Memphis Somerville + Bolivar Turnpike Company"

There was a meeting of the stockholders called on last saturday and at while meeting a majority of names but who were the holders of a minority of the stock there present - pursued such a course as caused the Commissioner at this place not to make any return of the stock Books in their pos= session, which course was approved by those who owned the stock then withheld. I am the owner of ten times as much stock as any member of the company, mine was upon the Book withheld I left the Court House when I saw the course pursued by the Meetings, although if I had staid [sic] the votes which I held in my own name + as proxy would have controlled the election or if every proxy which I held had been rejected I could still (by votes present in town + whose certificates I can get if required they they would have voted the same Ticket) have controlled the election

I have notified Mess^s Pope Leake, Gurrant Irions, Wood + Miller that I consider the election void. The commissioners here look upon it

Somerville Tn July 30th 1838

Dr Sir

Sometime ago I wrote you upon the subject of the Memphis Somerville + Bolivar T. Pike Road - It was my intention not to say any thing further until the Directors appointed by the State came to examine + certify upon the stock Books + then to prepare a statement to be laid before you with their [illegible]; but I un= derstand that at Bolivar some persons are writing to you + although I cannot ascertain what I am [be?] from [niti=?] mations to believe that their statements will not present a true and fair view of the facts.

1st The charter requires that books should be opened under the Commissioners of each County or any 3 at certain places named + at such other places as they may think proper

2nd Requiring 3 commissioners to superintend at each place. After the The Books from all ^other places at the end of ten days at the furthest to be returned by the commissioners superintending at such places to the Commissioners at Somerville - The Books at the last place to be kept upon until it appears by these returns and the Books [s]hew that all the stock is taken

3rd If on comparing the Books more than $65,000 of stock is taken the books to be scaled by the President + Directors of the Company. And at the first election of Directors all stock entitled to a vote.

Pursuant to the charter John H. Ball [s of?] Henry + W. A. Jones opened books here on the 2nd Monday in