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John Sevier Governor in and over the state of Tennessee

To the sheriff of Sullivan County, Greeting

His Excellency John Tyler Governor of the common wealth
of Virginia, in pursuance of the Constitution ^and laws of the United
States, have demanded of the Executive of this state, that
a certain negro man slave, (named Barney) lately
the property of John Carmack of Washington County
Virginia, but now in the possession of Isaac Shelby of
Sullivan County in this state, should be arrested and
delivered unto William Gray, who is appointed agent
on the part of the Executive of Virginia, to receive the
aforesaid Barney, who is charged on affidavit with having
on the night of the 21^st of May 1808, set ^on fire the Barn
of Robert Preston of the county of Washington in the state
of Virginia; which Barn with its contents on the night aforesaid
was consumed.- I therefore command you, the sheriff
aforesaid, to arrest the said Barney, and him safely
deliver unto the aforesaid William Gray agent, in
order that the said Fugitive, may be conveyed safely into
the county of Washington, the place where the alleged
felony was committed: This shall be your Warrant
for so doing. Given under my hand near Knoxville
the 27th day of June 1809 and in the 33^d year
of American Independence -

John Sevier