This speech by Governor William Carroll was an extra printed by the Murfreesborough Courier [sic]. Carroll introduces this session of the 15th General Assembly by noting an error in the law regarding presidential electors, progress toward a stable state currency, a request to construct turnpikes, the upcoming need for elections to replace temporary office holders, and General La Fayette’s [sic] upcoming visit. It is signed in type by William Carroll, executive office, Murfreesborough, September 20, 1824. On the back, someone has written a list of names including Mahlon, Stacy, Cornelius, McFerson, C. Cornelius, McPherson, School Masless, John Little, and Ina Jeff.