Brown_GP15_Letter_062_50925

State of Tennessee Supreme Court at Knoxville September Term 1848

To His Excellency Neill S. Brown, Governor

The undersigned, Judges of the Supreme Court of Tennessee now in session at Knoxville, do hereby certify that Hon: W^m B. Turley one of the Judges of this Court is incompetent to preside on the trial of the suit Philip S. Hale, Plaintiff in error against Michael Darter's Lessee, now pending in said Court at Knoxville, on account of his relation= ship to the Plaintiff in error. We therefore request the appointment of a Special Judge to preside on the trial of said suit.

Given under our hands at the Knox= ville the 20th day of September 1848.

Nathan Green W^m. B. Turley Robt. J M^cKinney

Knoxville Tenn. 20 Sept 1848

His Excellency Neill S. Brown

Sir.

The undersigned members of the bar respectufully suggest to you the propriety of appointing the Hon. Ebenezer Alexander as Special Judge to try the case within refered to, believing him to be in every way Competent.

Very Respectfully Yr Obt. Servt

Tho^s. A.R. Nelson [W. H. Shind?] Tho. D. Arnold

Col. Ramsey will please attend to the annexed as soon as possible

Supreme Court at Knoxville

KNOXVILLE SEP [13?] TEN.

His Excellency Neill S. Brown Governor &c Nashville Tenn