Early Governors' Papers

agreed to a verdict of guilty as it approachd so near to a case of excuseable killing in self defence.

Alpha Kingsley William Davis Jason Thompson J. A Mennifee Lewis Speace Sen^r. John C Hicks John Haynes Boyd M^cNairy Harris Green W. J. Johnson Elmore Douglass Alfred Flornoy Cullin Edwards John D Venable Charles Hartly Edmund Hewlett Samuel Long John Folwell J. P Downes John [Marey? Marly?] T. J. Ayer Samuel Houston Robert Armstrong

James Trimble council for the defd^t I concur in this petition, because I believe from the evidence it was a case of excuseable Homicide in self defence -

Robert [?] Adams- one of the council for the Prisoner- I subscribe to this petition because I believe that any other man ^person would have acted in the same manner under Similar Circumstances-

In addition to the above reasons I add my signature because I hope that a youth whose habits can scarcely be considerd confirmd, may be reclaimd if restord to the Bosom of his parent before his Spirits are too much Broken.

Gidion Blackburn

I think he ought certainly to be pardond Felix Grundy Council [?]

For the above reasons I subscribe this petition G W Gibby

To the Governor of the State of Tennessee

We would as Citizens of the County of Rutherford pray your excellency to pardon A. F Keeble who is now confined in the Jail of Rutherford County for the slaying of Peyton Randolph, and was convicted of manslaughter at the last Febuary term of the Rutherford Circuit Court

Saml Killough Sam Richardson John [?] Ezekiel Pace Solomon Stoddard John Wallace Dan'el Fane David McKay J Bateman William [Wallace?] John Parce James Askins Greenbery Jacobs John sanders Younger Wyatt David Shepherd John Wade John Allen R. Z. Hawkins Jason Thompson M A Fletcher P. Parker Samuel L [Carresh?]