Early Governors' Papers

to the Honorable His Excellency Sam^l Houston Govr. &c

Your Petitioners represent that Lindsay Tinsly is now confined in Jail, When for having disobeyed an injunction - He is an ignorant & illiterate mane, & did not probably know the Consequences of of disobeying the injunction

The term of His imprisonment will not expire untill about, the 14th Dcember - & He has already been confined for a few days - Your Petitioners Pray your excellency, to pardoon said Tinsly Remit the imprisonment &c

A. N. Osborn C. C Hibbitt J. Norman Elijah Tilford [?] Robertson]] Geo S [Younger?] G [?] Jas. pizzard A. W. Goodrich D. B. Love Jno. S. Cox Thos Melerson A. Grisham John J. Hinton J. Earthman Jr Thos Stratton Edw. R. Hatchell George Floro S. G. Dorris Luther Bigelow M [?] John [Duyen?] John. L. Brown Wm L Willis James Picford Samuel J Rayham J C Robertson [Chinst?] Brooks

we believe, that he is an object of great pity we feel, and as men would feel gratified to see the executive clemency extended to him; but that he is clearly guilty within the statute of negro stealing, and has been duly convicted we do not doubt, and therefore affirm the Judgements~.

James Wilkins Rob^t B Clarkson Ja^s A Porter J J Cevron [?] Williams Alfred [Baleli?] W. Govench Geo. Yergis E. R. Wallace Ephraim H Foster Jacob M Gavock J. W. Campbell B F Foster John Deeker Tho H Fletcher Th A Duncan Orville Ewing Will A. Cook M [?]

A Copy List R M Gavock Clerk of Supreme Court of Errors and appeals at Nashville David Abernathy W. W. Hinton R. M. Ewing Freeman Abernathy Carter Allen Daniel Carmac Jno. S. Cox James. M. Whitsitt Tho^s Taylor N. H. Robertson Philip Anthony James Lilford Pleasant Stagg J. Norman [J ? Sumpford?] [J Shann...?]