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State of Tennessee
Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals
at Nashville

Whereas there are pending in said court the
following causes, to wit - John Newnan Complainant
against Thomas Whiteside [adm?] of Jenkin Whiteside
dec^d Oliver B. Hayes William Carroll and
William Black Defendants on the chancery docket
E.D. James & David Glass [adm^rs?] of James
Jones plaintiffs against Peter R. Booker and
Edward B. Littlefield adm^r of Benjamin T Robertson dec^d Defendants in Error on the law docket
in which causes two of the judges of said Court are
competent to hear and determine the same, but
upon a previous hearing of said causes have
disagreed in opinion by reason of which said causes
remain undecided - We therefore certify the
same to his Excellency the Governor of said State
in order that he may appoint a special judge
to aid in hearing and deciding said causes
agreeably to an act of hte General Assembly of
said State passed Janaury 13^th 1830 Chapter 96
Section one. Given under our hands at Nash-
ville the 28^th of February 1831

Robert Whyte
J. Peck
Jn. Catron