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To his Excellency the
Governor of the State of Tennessee

The undersigned petitioners
Citizens of Bedford County, humbly represents to your
Excellency; That, Whereas, Alexander Orr Junr. of said County
was arrested for grand larceny in September last, - was
tried and convicted, before the Circuit Court; held for the County
of Bedford, at December Term now past, And that Whereas
the said Alexander Orr, was sentenced by said Court, to certain
Corporal punishment; and six months imprisonment - and he
having satisfy^d the penalty impos^d; Except the said imprisonment -
Your petitioners woud solicit your kind aid in the exercise of your
Constitutional priviege, to grant his release of the said six months
imprisonment.

Notwithstanding, your petitioners are well aware of the great
responsibility resting upon the Executive; in matters of this kind. That
your duties are high and momentous,- that no trivial circumstance
or the commission of high crime should meet Executive notice upon
the mere representation of those nearly allied to the Culprit. But your
Excellency will indulge us whilst we state that no relative thus asks
an acquital. - That no motive but feelings of sympathy induces
your petitioners to ask Executive interposition in behalf of a fellow
being - an unfortunate youth in boyhood~

In making this address we are emboldened by following the Example
set by the Court, the jury, the officers of Court, and many respectable
Citizens of the County-; who was graciously disposed to ask favour in
his behalf at your hands; though to them a stranger. -
much more should we who have an acquaintance as neighbours with the
unfortunate individual;- This Character hitherto stood unstained being
reared by respectable parents, whose reputation for honesty & industry stands
fair and unsullied amidst their aquaintance. - We would alone
for the sake of parental solicitude and suffering present this as an
earnest of our request, for the relief of distressed humanity-

But other Considerations of equal moment present themselves to our
view; numbers did believe and still retain that impression that the un
=fortunate youth, in whose behalf this is forthwith presented; was seduced
or decoy^d; by some artful and unknown hand; to the Commission of an
act, which when done, his youth and inexperience in life, soon renderd
an easy prey to the laws of the Country-.

With these impressions, and under the considerations above stated,
we are encouraged to ask his liberty - Placed under such
pecuiar circumstances, we feel a deep solicitude in the redemption
of his freedom - The granting of which your petitioners in duty bound
will ever pray- &c.

Decr. 20th 1827.

George C Neill
Wm Williams
[Hynne Lucilly?]