Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee Lawrence County April 2^nd 1822

To his excellency Joseph M^cMinn Governor of the State of Tennessee

We your petitioners would humbly shew to your excellency that William Wiley ^of ^sd county was convicted of grand larceny for stealing hogs in the Circuit Court holden for The County of Lawrence on The 4^th Monday of February 182[2?] before the honorable Parry W. Humphreys and was sentenced to receive ten lashes on his bare back and suffer three hours imprisonment at the next term of s^d Court and that he be admited [sic] to bail as by a copy of the record hereto [annexed?] more fully appears. But bicause [sic] it appeared on the trial of this cause that the said Wiley commited [sic] the crime for which he was convicted shortly after the Indian Title was extinguished and before the ^law had [extended?] its civil ^[issuing?] influance [sic] to This section of country and also that he had paid the full value of said hogs to the rightful owner long before this prosecution was instituted against him and that he has demeaned himself honestly ever since. And also because it is further known to your petitioners that the said Wiley is aged and has a large family dependant on his conduct and That he was in The Battle of New Orleans and fought bravely in the defence of his Country, We humbly recommend him as a proper object of your excellency's mercy. Therefore we respectfully pray your excellency to grant the said Wiley a pardon. And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray &c &c

(James?) Brooks Dan'l McIntyre Daniel Pierce B(?) galiel John B. Tipton James McDonald Spencer Pierce Henry Wilson

David Adkisson John Adkisson Isaac Courtney Hugh McIntyre Alexander [McDaniels?] Abraham [Segman?] Jacob [Turnlow?] Robert E. Carr