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State of Tennessee, To the Sheriff of Franklin County,

Whereas complaint was this day been made on
oath by Micah Taul, to me James Sharp a Justice
of the peace of the County & State aforesaid, that
Rufus K. Anderson, late of said County, did on
this 24^th day of August in the year of our Lord 1829,
with force & arms, wilfully, feloniously and of his
malice aforethought make an assault, on the body
of Thomas P Taul, and with a pistol loaded with
powder & ball, which he then & there held in one
of his hands, did wilfully, feloniously and of his
malice aforethought, shoot the said Thomas P Taul,
giving unto him a severe wound, in the abdomen,
immediately above the navel, of which wound
the said Thomas P Taul is now languishing, and as
the said Micah Taul fears & believes the said wound
is mortal -

There are therefore in the name of the state afore=
said to command and require you to arrest the
body of the said Rufus K Anderson & bring him
before me, on tuesday the 25^th of this Instant, at the
court house of said county, to answer the premises &
further to be dealt with according to Law -

Given under my hand and seal, this 24^th day
of August 1829 J Sharp JP (seal)

Summond [sic] for the State the following Witnesses
James Woods, Abram Tolles Joseph Bratton