Early Governors' Papers

Court for a Rehearing of his cause, upon grounds which in the opinion of your Excellency petitioners are sufficient to obtain a new trial as appears from an accompanying document from the clerks office of said court, the benefit of which was in the opinion of your petitioners, unjustly denied the said Farris; And now, if your Excellency please, as you are the only tribunal from whom we, in behalf of the said Major Farris can implore relief, we therefore trust, from the above reasons that your Excellency will be pleased to extend mercy to the said Major Farris, and order that the said sentence of inprisonment be remitted, or such other relief as your Excellency in your wisdom may think proper to extend and we your Excellencys most obliged memorialists as in duly bound will we pray &c.

Wesley Glazier Jonathan Newman Samuel Evans W^m Bailey William Smith Jacob Caroll John Frasher William Arnett W^m M Raines Samuel Gloves Aaron Newman Benjn Allison John [illegible] W. C. Price

William Elkins Andrew Sids John Fitzpatrick [Willis?] Allison Nathaniel Jones Josiah Rogers Abraham Jones James Thompson John Shumate John Cunningham William Martin Thomas Smethermand Ernest Harper Edward Roberson William Ramsey