Early Governors' Papers

Conflict between the judges ^creates such a doubt about the propriety of the execution Of the defendent that that doubt of itself aught to call forth the interference of the Executive and your petitioners will ever pray &c.

Simon Glenn William Dockerty J. C. Benson Thos E. Simmons Shendal Webb C. A. Gregory Morton Peterson William Hewlell Allen Jones Walter. O. Moore H Keas B. D. Murrell M. Ostrannel John Beaty Caleb [?] W^m H Harwell Tho^s Finn X M Moore Jacob Scotte Wm. K. Wair Freeman Abernathy W. M. Winter George Crockett D Read W^m M^cKinlas Rob^t Gibson Cha^s Walker James V Brady Jefferson Cartwright E Bigley Jeremiah Dotson George [Fair?] George S Gross Tho^s More Joseph Anderson

we believe, that he is an object of great pity we feel, and as men would feel gratified to see the executive clemency extended to him; but that he is clearly guilty within the statute of negro stealing, and has been duly convicted we do not doubt, and therefore affirm the Judgements~.

James Wilkins Rob^t B Clarkson Ja^s A Porter J J Cevron [?] Williams Alfred [Baleli?] W. Govench Geo. Yergis E. R. Wallace Ephraim H Foster Jacob M Gavock J. W. Campbell B F Foster John Deeker Tho H Fletcher Th A Duncan Orville Ewing Will A. Cook M [?]

A Copy List R M Gavock Clerk of Supreme Court of Errors and appeals at Nashville David Abernathy W. W. Hinton R. M. Ewing Freeman Abernathy Carter Allen Daniel Carmac Jno. S. Cox James. M. Whitsitt Tho^s Taylor N. H. Robertson Philip Anthony James Lilford Pleasant Stagg J. Norman [J ? Sumpford?] [J Shann...?]