Early Governors' Papers

To his Excellency The Governor of The State of Tennessee.

We your petitioners respectfully represent to your Excellency that from a statement made by James Trimble and Robert H Adams, Esq^r.(who [wear? we are?]] council for James H Hindman in the case where the said Hindman has been convicted of manslaughter,) of the evidence given on the trial, and from a petition sign'd by a number of respectable citizens of the town of Nashville Setting forth the evidence on the trial of the case. we are induc'd to solicit your Excellency to grant him a pardon for that part of punishment yet to be inflicted.

Thos. Campbell Jn H? Montgomery Jesse Beene Nat. Dodson James M.? Campbell Thomas N. Clark John Brown William H? Clellan Solomon [illegible] James Standifer W. Brown W^m B. Senior Tho^s C Clark John M^cEwen [Ja^s G. Williams?] Walter King Richard Meredith Calum Morgan

[H? JC?] Mitchell Tho Brown J. [Perris?] [N. Perris?] Sam^l Eskridge J. N. Gamble Will^m Lyon

This ? from the Statement of the [Evidence?] which I have Seen made out by the council for Hindman I consider it a case of justifiable Homicide therefore I Signe [sic] this petition

John M Campbell John S. Fulton A. Hutchinson James Park John [C?] John Sutherland Jr D [C?] Roane

John [N Garable?] William Lyon

From this statement of The Evidence which I have seen made out by the council for Hindman, I consider it a case of Justifiable Homecide [sic], Therefore I sign this petition.

John M^cCampbell

John S. Fulton A Hutchinson James Park John Crozier John Sutherland Jr. David C Roane Robert King Matthew Nelson Thomas [McCorry?] Joseph C Strong Edwin E Booth Samuel Fryar James Kennedy

Terrence M^cAffry William S Howell James King Zac. Boothe A Rhea Jacob Tipton James White

I have carefully examed the case of James H Hindman, as stated by his council, and believe from the laws of the country he was perfectly Justafyable [sic] in defending himself with any means in his power. that the killing was excusable and no more than any man of feeling would have done under similar circumstances W^m Alexander

Sir

I wrote you on the 30^th ulto. accepting the appointment of commissioner on the Hiwassee railroad I did not at that ^time reflect that I must necessarily be here at the Federal Court and that it ^is too great a delay in performing the duties assigned the commissioners You will therefore please accept this as my resignation

I would recommend M^r. Arthur R Crozier of Knoxville as a suitable person fill the vacancy M^rCrozier will accept and will without delay proceed to business

Very respectfully Yr ob^t Serv^t Will^m Lyon

Knoxville 1^st Apl. 1841

His Excy Jas K Polk Nashville

W^m Lyon Resignation as com-missioner - under the act of 25^th of Jany. -1841

Rec^d at [Athens?] [?] 15^th 1841-- James Berry - ap-pointed at Athens April 17^th 1841

His Excellency Jas. K Polk Governor &c Nashville Ten.