Early Governors' Papers

Nashville Nov 24th 1820 To his Excellency Joseph M^cMinn. Governor of Tennessee State.

The undersigned respect= fully represent, that John Fry a free man of colour, has been tried at the present term of the Circuit Court of Da=vidson county; and convicted of horse stealing - sentenced to branding whiping [sic] and impris= =onment. Your petitioners therefore pray that said Fry may be released from imprisonment;- The reason is inclement or will soon be so. The county at this time is two years in arrear, with demands already in existence -

John Catron F B Fogg L v. Cheatham J Horton Tho. Hickman Nath^l A M^cNairy A. Hays Henry Crabb [page damaged] Carroll [page damaged] the G W. Gibbs Sam Houston Alfred Balch Jn. W. Overton Tho^s Washington [page damaged] [leive the county from defence?] Felix Grundy John Mims E. H. Foster for reason assigned Thos Washington Esqr [Wa^s?] L [Harrison? Hammond?]