Early Governors' Papers

Jonathan Scott william weaver Jesse [Dals?] John Miller Wm Price James Sinegar William Rats Charles Certain Rasel davis Solomon Caker [?] Tucker Brice Byrne Peter Miller Preston Anderson William. K. Savage John Anderson John Scott Thomas Talbant Stephen Farley Jeremiah Farley Daniel Kelly Levi Bennett Sr John Willhite Nicholas nanes Josiah Williams David Meeyels

Joab hutson William Linville John Cooley Burte Defreese James parker James Bennett John Avery William S [?] Joseph Ferris Gilam king Thomas Scott Sr John Scoggin Charles king Levi Bennett Sr Watson Bennett Oliver Bennett Nicholas Avery W. G. Stuart Thomas usery Samuel Brown Charles kenedy Henry [A C?] Atkinson Jonathan Scoggin John Warren Berbin Brayle Thomas Brown

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To his Excellency the Governor of the State of Tennessee

Your memorialists would respectfully state, that during the present Term of the Lincoln Circuit Court Erasmus Chapman of Lincoln County by the verdict of a jury was found guilty of manslaughter in the Killing of John Warren, and that execution of the judgment is delayed to give an opportunity for the present application.

That the unfortunate transaction occurred upon a provocation given by the deceased, and in a sudden transport of passion - previous to which the parties had been friendlythat said Chapman is an old man nearly sixty years of age - he was a soldier in the revolutionary war - and was in the campaign against the Creek Indians - He has a large family ^and has already lain in Goal about four months - and is very poor - for many years he has been entirely deprived of the sense of hearing - His family is respectable, and he has always sustained the character of a good citizen, a peacable honest & indus trious man - And they believe him a proper subject of executive clemency.

They therefore recommend to your Excellency that the punishmment about to