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To Joseph M^cMinn Esqr Governor in and
over the State of Tennessee

September Term 1817

We the undersigned represent to your Excellen
cy that at the present Term of the circuit
Court for the County of Sullivan County
acertain Thomas James who was indicted
for forging and passing counterfeiting two
certain change Tickets purporting to be
on John Keller of & James White of [Arlington?]
Virginia was tried and convicted -
There was no evidence that the defendant
had forged said Tickets, but John Keller
being sworn stated that said Tickets one
for 25 cents and one for one Dollar
was never Issued by him or his [firm?]
It was also proved by James Hicks
that the defendant in November ^last passed
to him the 25 cent Ticket and a few days