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White County Ten. 1^st. Ap^l 1830.

To his Excellency. William Carroll Esq.
Governor of said State.

Sir.

I have noticed a late Act of the General Assembly, which has appoint
ed me a Manager, to view and superintend
the improvement of the navigation of the Ca
ney Fork of Cumberland River; and in
the same Act I also take notice, that if
any of the said Managers should refuse
to act, it becomes the duty of your Excel=
lency to fill the vacancy occasioned there=
by. Owing then, Sir, to a great debility
in body, which has recently overtaken me,
and from which I do not expect ever to
recover, I am totally incapable of acting,
and do hereby tender to your Excellency
my resignation. May I presume so far
upon the goodness of your Excellency, as to
recommend to your notice a certain Edw=
ard Hooper, as a suitable Manager: he
being an honest trusty man, and one well
skilled in the navigation of said River.

Your Excellency's most humble
Obedient Servant Turner Lane.