Early Governors' Papers

George: W: Ledbetter Andrew Bryan Jas T Jenkins Henry Lyda John [Pitt?] John Staples John Porter x his mark John Wallace William Wallace William M Bryan Herbert Long Nichols Cook Willie Steakley Thos Bryan Benja May Isom B Haston John Austin William Austin William Austin Randal Jones Hartwell Wilson Thomas B Smith Alexander Miller

James A Haston Berry R Wilson C. Mcfarlan Abner foster Robert P Baker William Ratan Elias W Bryan George MIller Simon [Fieldson?] Forres Phifer Joseph Prater Abraham Williams James M Crawley William L Bryan Peter Baker Chison May Moses Mcguire James Bray Martin Gambell George Price John Wicky one of the Jury John vincent M C A Hall

To his Excellency Samuel Houston Governor in and over the State of Tennessee.

The Petition of your subscribers citizens of the county pf Maury in said State respectfully represents to your Excellency that at the December term of the circuit court for said county, A citizen Robert A Rankin for a violation of the penal law of the State, was sentenced to a fine of fifty dollars, and imprisonment for the term of four months; somewhat more than one half of which latter punishment he has already suffered.

Your Petitioners would further respectfully represent, that the said Robert A Rankin is a man in indigent circumstances with a Wife and child dependent solely on his personal exertions for support, and tha this present confinement renders it impossible for him either to contribute to their sustenance, or to provide means to answer the pecuniary part of his sentence. We therefore respectfully pray that your Excellency would consider the helpless & destitute situation of the family of the said Robert A, and remit to him the remainder of his adjudged period of imprisonment, and authorise the Jailor of said county of Maury to set him at liberty. And as in duty bound we shall ever pray &c.

Allen Brown G. W. Campbell M J M^cKee Jos Herndon T. A. Cahall Sam^l H Williams [Pat R?] Maguire Edw^d H Chaffins Rich^d B. Papmore W^m S Moore William P Williams John Justone Henry B Waldrum Sam^l B Scott Charles W. Webber Micah G. Lewis John L Smith William C Cherry Caleb Thomas Andrew C. Hays John B. Hays W^m Philan A H Davis John Porter L. B. Reairs Sam^l Phillips R. A. Parks J P Brown John T Moore [?] H Ware Jonas E Thomas J. R. Plummer John Kilcease D B Frintson

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ought to call forth the interference of the Executive and your petitioners will ever pray &c.

D. D. Deames J. Guest P. Collins W^m Phisun Simon Johnson James [Wilkins? Watkins?] [M C. Cherry?] Willott Hill Sam^l H Williams Lindesey Arnold John Shannon Sam^l Phillips M G [Linit?] R. M. Williamson Jno Porter Rob^t Wilson G. W. Weaver E. [Kinney? Kennedy?] Jn^o Porter Jesse S [Flippen?]

Willie D. Brown Char R Dillon W^m Voorhies John T. Moore Charles W. Webber Abraham Adkisson Willam Adkisson John [Arnold?] G. P. Webb. Joseph Hart Jno. B. Alderson Jno. D. Brown E Whitney A. C. Hays. P H Flippen Sam^l R. Reavis Nath^l F Smith W^m Hardison John Knox Fleming Maynard John W Terrell Sam^l. D. M^cCullough Th^os [oKeef?]

Jn.^o W. Estill W^m F Mason Nath^e Blackmore Tho^s Gaither James Coalter David Green [G? illegible] Jn Baskins Anthony Hinkle John [D?] Joseph [Cammary?] John Beard Joshua Graham John P. House D N [Rag? illegible] Benn Shirley William Smith Isaac Holman James Holman Benjamin Clements Hardy Clements W^m Edmiston Saml Buchanan Tho^s Edmondson Andrew Beaty John Davis

Stith H Mead W^m James Ezekiel Norris W^m B Higgins George Cunningham Joseph Jones John Crawford Ephraim Parham John Hanby Uriah [Bobbile?] Cornelius Darnell William Beaver Peter [Kozel?] Alexander L pelman A. Ferguson Thomas Doak Sterling C M^cLemore William Jones James Wyatt W. B. [Berge? Benge?] John Porter Jas Brown Kays Meek