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December 17^th 1820 upon the evidence
of Daniel Monaghon Joseph Foster Andrew
Bailey We do believe the said [Lesin?] to be
guilty of the written charges

John W [Camdon?] JP
[Adam?] Kuy[illegible] JP

and at August Sessions of the court
of pleas and quarter sessions aforesaid
the following rule of [illegible] was
found by the jury viz -

State of Tennessee
Franklin county Court of pleas &
quarter sessions
February Term [1821?]
illegible] impanneled sworn and charged
The Grand jurors for the State aforesaid
[illegible] Sworn and charged
to inquire for the [body?] of Franklin
county aforesaid upon their oaths do present
and say that a certain Richard Tyson
late of the county aforesaid [labourer?]
on the sixteenth day of December in
the year of our lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty at Court in
the county aforesaid with force [Larry?]
in [illegible] on the body of one Hugh [Hopewell]
Adams in the peace of the State thru
and there being did make an assault
on him the said Hugh [Hopewell?] Adams
did then and there Violently beat [illegible]
[illegible] & stab and illy treat
and other wrongs and enomities to the
said Hugh [Hopewell?] Adams then and
there the said Richard Tyson did to the great
damage of him the said Hugh [Hopewell?]