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Pulaski 14^th September 1816

His Excellency
Joseph M^cMinn Esq^r

D^r sir

A certain John Vincent, late of the county
of Giles about two years ago, feloniously stole from
me in this county, two negro girls named Lucy
and Miley - Lucy is about fifteen years old - large
and black - Miley is about thirteen years old
well grown, and rather lightly complected, but
not a Mulatto = I have lately found out
that said Vincent has conveyed said negroes
to the other side of the Mississippi, at the mouth
of S^t Francis otherwise called S^t Franceway
about seventy five miles below the chickasaw
about 75 miles below the Chickasaw
Bluff - Those negroes are now in the possession
of one Sylvanus Phillips who lives in the same
neighbourhood - I have been informed that
where one man steals the property of another
and carries it from one state to another, that
the Governor of the state from which the pro=
=perty is taken, may call upon the gover=
=nor of the state to which the criminal
has removed himself and property to appre
=hend said criminal, & seize upon the
property stolen, and delivere them into the
hands of the laws of the state where the
offense was committed, that the laws of the
state may be executed - of this your Ex
=cellency is much better informed than
it is in my power to inform you -

I honestly wish that your Excellency
what write to the Governor of the Territory
in which said Vincent lives, requiring of
him to cause the said Vincent, together with