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Murfreesboro, Jan^y 6, 1819-

To his Excellency, Gov. M^cMinn,

On the night of the 26th
of December last past, a man who was
Confined in the jail of Rutherford county
on a charge of Grand larceny named
Thomas Thurman, broke said jail and
is now a fugitive from justice. He
is about 22 years of age, fair complexion,
Grey eyes, and about 5 feet 11 inches
high. He was raised in Blount County
in this state, and has been a soldier
in the regular service during the
late war.

I feel it my duty to make
this report to your Excellency that a
proclamation may issue according