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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