Early Governors' Papers

ought to call forth the interference of the Executive and your petitioners will ever pray &c.

D. D. Deames J. Guest P. Collins W^m Phisun Simon Johnson James [Wilkins? Watkins?] [M C. Cherry?] Willott Hill Sam^l H Williams Lindesey Arnold John Shannon Sam^l Phillips M G [Linit?] R. M. Williamson Jno Porter Rob^t Wilson G. W. Weaver E. [Kinney? Kennedy?] Jn^o Porter Jesse S [Flippen?]

Willie D. Brown Char R Dillon W^m Voorhies John T. Moore Charles W. Webber Abraham Adkisson Willam Adkisson John [Arnold?] G. P. Webb. Joseph Hart Jno. B. Alderson Jno. D. Brown E Whitney A. C. Hays. P H Flippen Sam^l R. Reavis Nath^l F Smith W^m Hardison John Knox Fleming Maynard John W Terrell Sam^l. D. M^cCullough Th^os [oKeef?]

Indictment

State of Tennessee Maury County, Court of pleas and quarter Sessions Be it remembered That at July Term of 1820 of said Court the following Bill of Indictment was returned into Court by the Grand Jury in the words and figures following (To wit)

Maury County Court of pleas and quarter Sessions, July Term 1820. The Grand jury of the State of Tennessee, elected empanelled Sworn and charged; to enquire for the Body of the County of Maury aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid do Say, that heretofore (To wit) on the first day of January Eighteen hundred and twenty Alfred Wallis, of said County [illegible], with force and Arms, in the County of Maury aforesaid, did feloniously Steal take and carry away, one half pound of Coffee, of the value of twenty five Cents; the property, and proper goods and Chattels, of Joseph Brown, and John T Brown, then and there being, Contrary to form of the Statute in such cases made and provided and against the peace and Dignity of the State.

Robert L. Cobbs Solicitor General of the ninth Solicitorial District of the State of Tennessee

John T. Brown Prosecutor

Endorsed

State vs Alfred Wallis

Indicment Petit Larceny John Knox Sworn and Sent to the Grand Jury Joseph B. Porter Clerk

A true Bill John T. Moore foreman of the Grand jury Charged in proper person and pleads not guilty [illegible] whereupon the following entry was made upon the common minuty of Court in the words and figures following To Wit

State vs Alfred Wallis

Indicment for Petit Larceny

This day came as well the Solicitor General for the State as the defendant in proper person and the Bill of Indictment being read to and

Robert L. Cobbs SamL Polk [M Caruthers?] George M Martin C M [clk?] [Jas ?] [P. ?] H.B. Porter John T Moore David Craighead [Robt. C. ? Jr] John Kennedy George Tate Jackson Fitzgareld Abner Matthews Daniel [Goodrum?] James Thorp Robert Campbell Alexander Moore [illegible] James H. Bowman Tho. Brown William Erwin John A. Faris Noel Waddill David Martin Allen Brown [H?] Grove [P. R. Backer?]

John Wallis The Father of the unhappy Man

Mary W. Wallis his wife Alberto F. Wallis Mortimer R. Wallis his sons