Early Governors' Papers

ten Lashes on his bare back, & [t?] kept in custody till fines & [corts?] were paid Your petitioners therefore pray your Excellency may remit the Corporal punishment and the imprisonment yet to come & your petitioners will pray &c

Sullivan County 24 Sep^r 1817

[illegible] [? Longacre] James Kerr Abraham M^cClellan Robert Alison [Francis ?] [illegbile] [John A Dicken?] Jacob R. Snapp W^m H. Dulaney James Phagan Abraham Gregg [Rich^d ?]

[illegbile] Ge^o Burkhart Matthew Rhea [George Reyes?] P. Parsons W^m C ODell [J Gash?] George Wilham James Larkey Joseph Scott John Blair Tho^s. Shelby [James Burkhanmen?]

Excellency to exercise your prerogative towards him and remit the whole or ballence [sic] or such part of the punishment yet to come as shall seem advisable.

John Cocke who acted as solicitor Genl pro tem in the above case.

P. Parsons Jon A. Rogers Richard Mitchell A. Kyle [M M Cann?] L. Wilson Tho^s Gillenwater [B?] Will Alex Stewart [Sumner?] Rob. Vall A. Fain Samuell Finley [Han?] Owen K. W. Gillenwaters Jacob Lawson William Claud

C. king J.W. [Cardin?] H. Arnes Jacob Hackney John H Barker [Ja^c Peck?] [illegible] John [Gregory?] Ja^s Bradley D. Alexander Samuel Neill Robert Kyte Geo: Etter [illegible] M^cKinney