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Blountville February the 23^rd 1803.

Sir,

Agreeable to an act of Assembly
passed at Knoxville at the last General
Assembly, you proceeded to appoint a
M^r. John Williams of the town to
transcribe the Entry Takers books of
Sullivan County. M^r. Williams after getting
the books in possession has died without
completing the work. Feeling desireous that
something should be done respecting this
business which is verry [sic] important to a
great number of the citizens of this
Country have thought proper to communicate
this information to your excellency, that
you may as in your descretion you may
think proper. The books are now in the
possession of Mary McCoury admi-
nestratiea [sic] of M^r. Williams.

William N. Gabe one of
the Justices in Sullivan County

To His Excellency
Governor Roane