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