Memorial to the Honorable Cato West, secretary, exercising the power and performing the duties of governor of the Mississippi Territory : The right of the people to petition for a redress of grievances is incident to the nature of our government, and it expressly guarenteed by that constitution under which we live ... We allude to the late election held for the County of Adams. The intrigues and the frauds practised in the County of Adams on that occasioned deprived the constitutional electors of Adams and Wilkinson Counties of their representatives in the Legislature .

Memorial to Secretary Cato West, who was then performing the duties of the governor of the Mississippi Territory regarding a recent election in Adams County. Numerous signators claimed voter fraud, which prevented the propert election of representatives.