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Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-26
in Glnncery-state of Alabama-hiobils Count,

in Clnmcery-St of Alabama-Mobie County.
 's Spoing Term, 4. D. 1S4l. Robert l.. Walker comppt,F PURSUANT to a 659 q Ns. decree rendered in this Jesse C. Thomas, defend't.- cause at the Spring Term A. D. ls4l of the Court of Chantery for the first District of the Southern Chancery Division of said state, Mobile, shall proceed to sell, on the
 first Monday in December next, in front of the court house of Mobile county, and between the usual hours of shesitf sales, the property described in the bill ofcomplaint filed in the cause, as follows:
 Thsi certain part parcel of land, situate in the city ofMobile, bounded and described as foows:-. On the north side -or St. Francis street, having front of fifty four feet St. Francis st., and exrendr ing back the same width half the distance of the square lying between St. Francis and St. Michael streets bounded southby St. Francis street, west by a lot sold by Joshua Kennedy to Jacob B4btisie, !, north by lands now or lately belonging to the said Johsua Kennedy, and ueasb by lands now or lately belonging to Robert L. Walker. Terms made known at the time of sale. ,,5.-
 Witness, Malcolm J. McRae, Register of said a. Court Of Chahsery, this 1st day of ofNosember, .-if "A. V. lo4ti 5ataiH4 |. no, l66n Attest, D. M. J. McRAE, Reg 70
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..,i.q l{peg BOOTS ' BOOTS v .t, v .e,s,',lf ;, ..s.4 MAJOR Beers r,hsp MisoR Bpo1s,g 3 n., Ladies' slippers, and Gents pumps; prime new set, Boots that fit Misses, and that never mis:ftl7 ys' "Bet Beots'or boots for pretty Bets ''s ,,a 7, B9otees for she'sand ance ties for pets, tseea te CENTS water ptogf, cork soles, or light brqgaDs Light dress,or pump oofsr-rwe ye always on hands. LADIES' silk gaier boots that fit tser pretty feet,
 And yaiksg soesiSith bOsvsj that beadx delight 10 T n 7, meet. .,,s..r,,., an. sa.j Lj!il a
 idslppors and too, ito suit the neatest foot, In sortwe 'ye stock 10 soe them all, aBd ciidrsn 'fo TNf book.Y a si snuisE !. sess-.st Q, oa 5s sia' RooTsi Boors Boorst ael ,.s. '. ' s's slI at NICHOLAS, ADAMS & CO, Y v Y.
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Ia Chancery-State of fAlaba,na--Mobile County.
 Al R,ies Ocf 25, 1S1l.
David Ferguson, complainant

A .- r t-fH fi' st t'' vs. D an,el M. Mar, P. P. Browne, John J. Webster,
 Joha 5O'6umn,ns, James Hogan, Henry A. Snow,
 Nancy G. sMarr, Franklin O.. Heard, and Joseph
 Hoford, defendants. t. a ..5s,..,s =, r THE bill in this is filed to enforce an equita- ] | ble lien upon funds of Mar, Browne & Co. in th hands of Cummins, Hogan & snow, specifically aI appropriated bv Mar, Browne & Co. to the pay, ent of deht dae complainant; and to enoln sa'd fu nds in the haa'is of Cumens, Hogan Snow and rankin C. Heard. ~ '.s IL,
 Mar, Browne & Co. being indebted to complain a st in large of money, gave him an order on 2; id Cummins, Hogan and Snow; for such amount to be paid out of funds of Marr, Browne Go' iu ther hands, which oFdef was duly presented to ga i'd Cummins, Hogan 3r Snow for payment; and u their refusal pay, was duly proesed oi all W Iiich said Cuwnins, Hogan tt Snow had due mo- Ii ee. Mar, Browne & Go. are insolvcnt but have f. n,ds in the hands of Cummins, Hogan 5 Show, nicient tp pay said prdere The appropriation of s?,d funds to complainant prior to any ether ap- xopriation of same to any other eredior and con- claimant thereby acquired claim thereto superior to |. an, other creditor of said firm of Marr, Browne, & 60. ..s. s.,A.
 And now the complainant comes by his. solicitors .and applies for an order of publication; and it ap- ,,earimg to the, satisfaction ot the Register o the Court of Chontery forthe First District the Souih- .,rn Chancery Division of the State of Alabama, at INobile (froi an affidavit on fe) that the defepd- nts John J W ebster and James Holford, are non; esidents of this sate they ordered to appear at l. ,e next of said Courtof Chancery, to he held al Mobile, on the second Monday of November next, and ans yyer or demut the bill of complaint; and i further ordered that this order he published once Il, week for six weeks, In some newspaper printed amd published in the city of Mobile; and that copy if the same be posted the door of the court house .f Mobile county, ali within fifteen days from this 1late. ..sn .'Ai-sA le. Y. N - t,, =.
 Witness !. Ma lcolm J. McIsae, Register of said
 Court of Ch,ncesy, at Mobile, this 25th day
 of October, A, D. is4l.3 V r
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DURNr CORN ACAbEMi The lllfd se+.
 D si.n of this School will open the first MonsH, af Jan'ry next, uneer the care of JSo. E. CLAUsEi where Ill be taught, m addition the usual branch es nf an English Eduction, Latin, Greek the Math- enmtics, &c. Mir. Ciause IS Il native of Virginia, where he graduated; and the subscribers are proud in offering to the public SO ripe scholar, imbied thurnughY with suthcrn feelings and jpsl, appre ciatine southern interests The sits of the Academy Ia remarkably heaItly and remote from those pests of the yonng, drinking shops, stores and other places of pnhlic resort. t,f..,.. . 5, 2, r f3 a
 TfRMs.2Fois' Laun, Greek, Mathemat,cs, &c, S20 per session, S4 month for shorter period; for Geography, Ar,,huet,c, English Gramuer, Szc., Sl5 per session, and for the primary branches 9S per session.
 Board may be had in the neighherhood for $S per month.,, JOHN WATKINS, D.
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h Cl,aicery-State ot Alatama-Mobile County.
 Al Rules, Oci. lSth, lS41. 4 Dudley Hubbard, complainant, .-

SZI 4NS. fs.l-t Pressly (. Lane, John w. Lane, Carr W. Lane, Edwin s. Lane, Daniel Russell and Lucy his wife,
 James Burlington and Eleanor his wife, def'ts.
 The Bills in this forth thal the complain- ant purchased piece ofproperty at sale made by the Register of the court of chancely at Mobile, un- der decree in certain cause in said court wherein Thompson Isttei was complainant and Joseph Bates, Jr. defendant and that in consequence of errors committed in previous deeds of conveyance of the property, the deed given by the Register at the sale in this that it did nd correctly de- scribe the property intended to he fOreosed on and sold and the bill prays that the may be correct ed so as make perfect the chain of title to premi sss on 1he north east corlerof St. J6lchim and St.. Louis streets and for other relief. And now the complainant comes by his solicitors and shows to the satisfaction of the Register of the eourt of chan cery for the first district n the southern chancery d- vision of said State at Mobile, from ah affidavit file tn the cause that the following named defendants in the above suit all nonresidensp pf the State of Alabama, to wit:-Pressly c. Lane and John ". Lane, who reside in CabeIl county, Va; Daniel Russell and Lucy his wife and Carr ". Lane, who reside in CarrolIion in te State of Missouri James Baffingt ton and Eleanor his wife who reside in ie State of Ohio, and Edwin s Lane, Who resides in tiie city of New Orleans, State of Laisiaiia, and applies for an order of publication to them. Now, therefore, the said deendantsare ordered to appear at the term of the said coirt,of ohancery to be held at Mobile On-the second Monday of November next and answer demur to the bill of complaint; and it is further ordered that tiis order be published once a~eek for six weeks in some newspaper print ed and published in the city of Mobile that copy of the same be posted the door of the court house of Mobile county and that copy be Forwarded by mail to eaci, of the said defspdants Daniel Russell and Iucy his wife, Carr W. Lane, and Edwin s. Lone al their respective places of residence above stated, all within fifteen days from this date
 Witness, Malcolm J. McRae, Register of the said
 court of chancery, ,t Rules, this the 18th day of q October, A. D.alS4l. Attest,
 oc,20 6ltC at ti M. J. McRAE, Register.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-26

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DARTONlINSTFTUT DEPART, ID MENr-Wiiiiam Hin, Principal; Char. Smyih, An.eiia Anstrn, Assistants. This department of the Institute is now in successful operation, embracing IN its of study every branch of ornamental and practical education. .r i1. IT'LL Vi .l.
 The terms ia regular studies are from So to $7per meuth. Tuitions in French, Painting and Drawing and on the Piauo.forte Harp or Guitar are extra :,
 Persons desiEous of patronisng iis department can have an interview with the Principal at any time, be- tween the hours of 8 A. M. and6 P. M. at the lh- stitute. --l Nei- "s' D . .''' /
 Among the Prineipai's patrons reference may be made to the Hon. .ExrGos. Gayle Hon. Jno. F. Es- erett. Gen. Theos L., Toulmin; Gen. w. Taylor, Daniel Chandler, A.. o. Hoinger, David Files, J. G. Lyon, and Richard Redwood, Esqrs. q, tlu
 nov 4d iis ysti ,rs,ji'FHi t''-'P' ' l0tf'
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4 FtARPETlN S.--A fres assortment 'hf fngrsih
 U Carpeting, Venetian Stair Csrpeting, 2susses, Wilton and Tufied, Rugs and Door Mats. lust re-, ceiyet and fou sae at lsw prices fbp cash, by' ga oe.i4aai >. ,ThoS.ds; ,SATEss.s !
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The above coals are of the best quality, selected. for sse; and will be delivered in any part of the city without delay. Terms--CssH on delivery Of the order at the office of J tyia1g -. -. = .s.''f !. lHi. ''' '' E. c. CENTER & co. a,., i. acs 54tf sor,sss Conti and Cennnsrce
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En BIS BETS, just rsccivsd peri brig Espa-
 Ou ata and fas sale by octis hEA,.T
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6EHLoGY upon the public aud private virtues ef IIWm. HENRY HARRIs0S, delivered on the 21th of Ap,il' isn. at 'hs RTs,oy'sf'aH r Shar'A
 m,y2o as'' f9's DOUBLEDAY & SEARS, |
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Tn President, DiTeclorS ana Soinpahy oi tuc p"i"
 of Norfolk, complanants. ,,,-54n ,er- CI ,arles Brown and Lucy C. Brown, his vie, defts.
 PURSUANT to decree rendered in ths cause al tn ,Sprng Term, A. D. l64f ofthe court of chance " for the first district of the southern chancery dl- (p the order prescribed in said decree) oh the first M Onday in. December mex m front'oi the court huuse of Mobile county and between the usual hours of sheriff sales, all the interest ot Charles Brown ana wi fe in much of the properly described as ipows, in a certain deed of mortgage made aud executed py tn a9th day of May, A. D. 1928, asmay be necessa- ry satisfy said decree to parcels ol reaestate situated the city of Mobile ID the state of Alabama, bounded and desfr,bed as follows, VIZ O, ie lot of land bodnded norlhwardly on,S fIancs street two hundred and fifty two leeE westwqrdly on Ia nd of White ninety eight feet south wardly onla q of r. & WsArmstrong about TWO handred ana forty f. et more or less; eastWardly op Water street one hundred and two feet and a hall One lot oi land bounded north wafdly on St Francis street two nun dreh and twenty feet wesewataLy on Was,i az see1 S one hundred and three feet sonihwardly on land ol II. Hitchcock, about two hundred and twenty feet; Q ,stwardly on Comtnefce street one hundred and SIX fset AIsosa cartair wharf or water lot with the dock and flats therto adjoining and belonging, bound ed on Commerce street about one hundred and SIX f. ct: northwsfdly on the dock about two hundred and einhtyifve feet, eastwardly onthe channel of Mobile river about one hundred and SIX feet soutii, u,srdly by another dock Or flats two hundred and ep.hty-fve feet--together with all the buildings on ss several lots of land and also all the rights, prv- ileg ges and appurtenances to the same m any way all the real estate whatsoever of me the sad Brown within said city of Mobile whether particularly de scribed or not. Terms of sale cash. "'
 Witness Malcolm J. McRae Register of said court
 of chaneary, this the list day ofNovembef, AD
 ..,.0 ec+tdar MI McRAE Regster. ]
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(toRN.-S0O sacks prime white Corn. Sugar. N1 10 hsds prime N o Sugar. Bacan-7l0. binds fians, Sides and Shoulders, lAI,dng from steamer Echo irdin New Orleans. for sale by --.-
 'm,ayIO LATHAM HULL & SON.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-26

Doors, x q, Ss4 25. Window Blindf, Sl l2t cents per foot, w,th hinges and fasten,ags al com- plee discount of per cent will be made for all sums over SlO0. aug l3, 3Itf s.', l REA. ~
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N OIIJE.- N leIeiIs Iu Fut Sualice Di "a ureicbt IN arder rendered at the late term o inc CBiiHeer! Count held in Mobile in caure pending in sad eou't whe,ein Copperthw aite, Cope Dunlap and the Ptesidept, Diectols and Company oi the Bank s me sJn;,e State, of Pennsy lvania are compIaianis an
 ,saar H. Erwin administration of .Hsnr, ligolcaek Ani the heirs of said Hitchcock are deiendan,- ne ned has been sppOiated Receiver oi tn esi tate described and mentioned in the bills of com plant in said cause ;7nnd whereas by the ielms pi said orer the undersigned is authorised and required to collect and receive the rents in arre9r which have accrued since the Sth day of February, lS4O, and the growing rens becoming due from the tenants ri sad premises and to et and manage said premises. Therefore all persons owing indebted account of the use occupation leasing of any of said rrem- ises cautioned from paying accounting for the same ls any Othsr person or persons ;-and all per sons ~iihing to lease any of said premises will call same. [juneS 4tf1 VIM, MAGEE, Receiiel.5
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In Chancery-Sate of AIabama-Moble County
 Spring Ian, 4. D., 1841. Tn President, Dfrect6fs and Company of ,he Bank of Norfolk, compainants. .,,,-54, ,4,.i
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lnA Coils Russia Hemp Rope; 120 kegs SUU Swede Iron Nails, landing from brig Lm- des, and for sale by McGRAN & NOoNAN.
 iuneSO 13tf 6 St Michael st.
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IyNlN PLATE.--250bdxe IT ,plate--best brands l; . 4 l50 boSs Leadcd Plate, fpr roofing; .l3oH -i 1 ,a25 Pigs Banca Tin.--Eith a fnll assortment eb
 Sheet Iron, Wire and Copper-landing and for sale
 by.aa 4.a 7'i'le raai'le-l .,
 . octl5, ,. ..I F.. c, CENTER & CO.,
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GOAP-l00 boxes Colgate No. Soapi 100 do - Winchester do. for sale by 5i i. ',' tl'A! noyIs ! '.-,-'G ' ....,r. F. MILLER & CO.
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(tEMENT.--50 I bbls Hydraulic Cement; 25 bbls O Cacined Plaster, just reed and for sale by '''
 nova ,.. a.., E. 0. CENTER & co.
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(iIIAMP AGNE.-25 b'kets, Grape Brand Chas O pagne . ...., 4.8 I.5a.s.t.i i.. 9...L. i..I r. SEGARS.--1 10 thousand, Manual AinoreY Ira 'p'0 sssa''' 'Sf s''' F F. c. CENTER 6 CO., l a. a,,22,-s ia9'' se'". cor. Cont & Con. sts.
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MUTTON MARKET .BEEF.-20 half barrels
 L' Fulton Market Beef, received from ship pncAs for sale by DESHON, TAYLOR & MYERS, oct9 54tf 1ai ia .Y cor Com. & Cont sts,
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K ENTUCKH R0PE+-ll l7 cases of excellent
 eetao v .i ID. WHEELER, 8 Water-st.ia5 q
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nOnlh.il JUTIN7 WAL hITNos '
 JOHN GREEN. fTnisteos.
 JOHN MARSHALL, Burnt Corn Sept 2l. sepZ4 6ONHt lnl


 CIRCUIT CoURT, May FERN, A. D., 1SI1.
 Larkin Collins, ) Attachment for s2S7 3S, in the
 ss. sti. Circuit Court for the County of Joel A. Roberts Jasper in the State of Mississippi rENHlS DAY, to wit: May 18th, lS4l, came the I plaintiff by attorney into court, and il appearing to the satisfaction of the that the defendant in this is nonresident of this State and lives and resides without the limits ot this State; it Is there fore ordered by the court, that unless the said deen danl do appear here, oor before the first day of the of this court, give special bail and plead, judgment will be entered and the effects will he condemned and applied the satisfaction of the plaintiff demand: and it Is further ordered by the court, that copy of thls order be published in the Mobile Commercial Register, newspaper published the city of Mobile, in the State of Alabama for six successive months. VI ~ s.. e testimony that the foregoing contains copy of the forer of said court in the case therein stated, l. Larkin Collins, Clerk thereof do hereto put my name and the seal of said court, this 18th day of
 June A. D., fs41 LARkIN COLLINS,
 july6 10 ns0nthly mos Clerk said Court.
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H n TONDON. PORTER .-n30 casks Eondoh Pdrter, L a superior article, received direct and for sale la,flls by DESH0N, TAYLOR & MYERS, hiayTrs s43..i. corner Commerce and Conti-sts.
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10n PIECES EAYSVIf.EE BAGGIN6; IOO 75 coils Rope, ,-.jrst received aud for sale by Ioct8 57lo.l 0ia' l'O' CALVIN KEITH. IN NAIis--7500 kegs Duncannon Nails, Al to god. " .f very superior quality, landing from Schooner Candid, and for sale by ~ lishN np. s'ii-11 pig1 l9 sals x, ,,..a. OGDEN BROTHERS
 Octl3aml - .ag, Water street.,
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FVyHEaARF OF DRESS, OR, GUIDE TO TIE l'ToILET--with directions for adapting the vari- o,s parts of the fenale costume to tho complexion and figure; Hints on Cosmetics, &c: embeiished with Engrayin gs from des gna ny Frank Howard Esq. for sale by f DOUBLEDAY & SEARS,
 tnaylS s.lj sa. siaea'4 50 Danphin-st.
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N ,EsTUCKY BAGGING.--lO0 pieces A in. IA wide, 70 yard pieces, sor sale by
 octl 5C0 l D. WHEELER, Q Water-st.
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nRAGES. BALSAMIQUEs of Balsam Copaiba AJ and Cubebs by Charles Wetlenpn--jsst receiy. ed fresh supply of the above valuable medicine, al sale wholesale and retail, by - J
 RICHARD NORTH, / mar27 a3 No 35 Governm't and 45 Conlce sts.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-26

- Poland Starch, ,25 boxes Lemon and assyrted Syrups, l5 boxes Rock Candy, 10 kegs fresh Tama- rinds, 5 groce Rewands Tome Mixture, just landed and for sale by t ,-. .... --... 4a's s'''f
 ap26 MOSELY & CO.,, Druggists.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-31

refused TO receive on general deposite the notes Of
nc Northwestern Bank Of Virginia and the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling in pay
ment OF taxes TO the Commonwealth, what will be
its eoursein relation to the reception Of those notes
and the reasons that led to ia
The Banks in this City discovered in June last,
that the influx Of the notes referred to had greatly
increased; that they were at considerable depre-
citation compared with their own Circulation; and
That the consequence would be, il those notes were
continued 10 be received indscrimnaicly on de-
poiite, their own circulation would bc greuly cur.
tailed, or that, besides delay, they must submit to
considerable loss IN the conversion of them intc
available funds. This Bank, therefore, found il
aeeessniy TO decline TO receive the notes in question
altogether; but TO prevent the Inconvenience likely
TO result from the sudden enforcement Of the deter
m'nntion, public notice was given that those notes
would not I've received after the LIST July. II is be-
ieved that the other Banks OF the City adopted a
similar course.
As 1t was necessary precaution to prevent scri
Gus loss and embarrassment, 20 CO 10 such n rsso
luton, no exception was made in favour OF pay
ments in Bank TO the credit Of the Commonw ca tn,
as IN the view taken OF the matter, there was no
obligation requiring such discrimination, nor any
sufficient reasons for il. So a. it was discover
cd that the large accumulation ut this point Of the
notes of the Northwestern Bank and the Merchants
and Mechanics B'nk Of Wheeling, and their de-
probation, would make il necessary to decline 10
receive them, notice was given Of the intended
course OF the Bunk, 10 prevent far possible all
inconvenience.
I presume the course hitherto pursued will be
continued, (unless 1t should appear have fallca
INTO an error IN respect To our duty TO the common
wealthy NJ lcas, until those Banks are willrn. TO
redeem their notes at smaller exchange on the
cost than they have proposed.
have the honour to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient ssrvlnt
wM II. MCFARLAND, Prest.
To his Excellcncy JouS RurHsRFooRp.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-31

The idea of creating a new State of the Eastern
portion Of Tennessee has been started and III,
suhIec; is now before the Legislature of Tennessee
That District OF country. in the oden day, claimed
TO he independent, and exercised all the functions
OF sovereignty, in the name of the commonwealth
of FARMLAND" We have somewhere seen an old
record of its Legislative proceedings-in which
provision was made for the establishment, of a uni
form currency in skins deer skins, bear skins
SC. SC.
Nnppears from the following resolutions now be
tore the Legislature of Tennass ee that il is promo
sed to embrace within the limits of the new State
portions OF Georgia, North Carolina and VIRGINIA,
We have no objection 10 the new State, but we
cannot submit to any abatement of our sovor-
eighty.
Resorsd, BY the General Assembly of the Stn,.
OF Tennessee, that there be n ION, select comm,,ee
appointed To consist OF two members on the pnrt nj
tho Senate, and three on the part of the House nj
Representatives, 10 I've chosen from the Eastern
ton OF the State whose duty 1t shall be to take in
TO consideration the expediencv and cons,tu,iop,Ii
" oi ccing ono OF the grand divisions Of the State
commonly called East TenuesseeI to the General
Government, for the purpose of teins formed into a
sovereign and independent State, TO be called the
State OF Farmland, and said committee shall renor,
by bill or otherwise.
Rtsoleed, That his Excellency Governor James
&. Jones, be and he Is hereby requested IN omen
ana mold correspondence with the Governors nj
the States OF Georgia, North Corolina and yrginio
Tor The purpose OF asceriaining their opinions in re
latoI TO cedng portion of the territory of their
respective States TO the General Government, to he
included in the State Of Farmland when formed.
and for the further purpose of requesting them 10
lay the subject before their respective Legislatures
at the next ensuing session.