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Knoxville 10^th July 1826

To his Excellency William Carroll Esquire Governor of
the State of Tennessee

We the undersigned Judges of the Supreme
Court of the State of Tennessee, now holding said court at Knoxville,
pursuant to the 70th chapter of the acts of the General As-
sembly of this State passed on the 5th day of December 1825, do
certify and make known to your Excellency, that there are pending
in the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals at Knoxville, the
following causes, to hear and determine which, there is not a com-
petent court, as will appear by the docket hereto annexed, with the
remarks thereon: To wit,

Jesse Meek
vs
Marcus D Bearden &
Morton Peterson

Judge Peck was of counsel for the complainant made the decree in the chancery
^court and Judge Catron is of affinity to the defendant
Bearden's wife.

John Love
vs
John McIver &
others

Judges Catron & Peck were of counsel for the
complainant Love

John Cocke
vs
David Stuart

Judge Peck was of Counsel ^in the suit at law and has an interest in the question for deft and Judge
Catron is of affinity to the complainant

John Cocke & John F Jack
vs
Robert McGinnis admr

Judge Peck was of counsel for the
deft & Judge Catron is of affinity
to the plaintiff Cocke

Joseph P. Minnick's lessee
vs
John Cocke, John Brown & others

Judge Peck was of counsel for the
Plaintiff and Judge Catron is of
affinity to the deft Cocke

[John Tanner?]
vs
Wm & Royal Jennings

Judge Peck was of counsel for the compt.
& Judge Whyte heard the cause in the court
below from whose decree an appeal was
taken.

J Haywood
Jacob Peck
[M. Carton|[M: Catron]]