Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee white county

We the undersigned do certify-. past that it is the general wish so far as our knowledge extends of the citizens of this county that Broils should be released from imprisonment in the case, in which he was convict for the stabbing of Matthew G Moore we further say that we beleave we have a knowledge of the opinion of a large majority in the county - Benjamin Willhite Elisha Nelson James [M^ccann?] Duke A. Beadles [Mr?] William Green George Long John Mason Jeremiah Willhite Reuben Willhite Solomon Willhit Jonathan H Thomas Solomon Duncan Marshal Duncan Joel Yeagar Dennis Weaver John W Dearing Solomon Yeager Jnr Surrel Hallford Sims Dearing John F Price

We the undersigned do certify that Matthew G Moore the prosecutor and the person stabbed is a bad character that he is considered a quarrelsome man in his neighbourhood we also certify that it is reported that he has got some bastard children by his sisters daughter

Joel Yeagar

we do certify that Brils the deft is a good peaceble orderly young man that his mother is a widow woman and has a large Family that George is very industrious and is the main support of the family for which he is entited to much credit and [?] by his neighbours

James [M^ccann?] Elisha Nelson Duke A. Beadles William Green George Long Gerbey Massey Alfred G. Beadles Thomas Scott John Scott Jonathon H. Thomas William [?] James Thomas Samuel Thomas Wm Brown Josiah Turner Joel Yeagar Dennis Weaver John W Dearing Solomon Yeager Jnr Surrel Halford Sims Dearing John Mason Jeremiah Willhite Reuben Willhite Solomon Willhite Benjamin Willhite