Houston_Letter_098_48812

To his Excellency Samuel Houston Governor of the State of Tennessee

The Humble petition of George Broils, States to your Excellency that at February term of the Circuit court for White county, he was convicted upon an Indictment for Stabbing under the Act of 1807- We the petitioners state that we have understood the case and find it to be as follows, that the Defendant in said suit walked up to a certain Matthew G Moore, who is a large man, and who had the brother in law of the Def^t by the coller, and said boys you are no going to fight have a fuss, the other replied do you take it up, Def^t answered he did not want to see his brother-in law hurt that Moore immediately Grabed him by the throat and took off the skin from his neck that in the scuffle Brails knowing which was the fact that Moore had many friends, and himself none, and Moores friends having refused to let them be parted drew out a small pen knife and stabb Moore, that there was no great injury done, but the court has fined him fifty dollars, and three months imprisonment- We beg therefore in as much as we know said Brails to be a good peace= =able orderly Citizen, that he may receive your Excellencys pardon in this behalfFebry 27 1828.-

=Petitioners names=

J B McCormick Christopher Hoffman John A. Jenkins [Warnan Listworth?] Richard Nelson Thomas elmore Isham Cale Riley Medlin Thomas Duff William D Daniel Matthew England william Kerr [Thomas?] Williams Ignatious Howard John Dier James Collins Joshua Davis Isham Furley James Dobbs John Aison Jr T M Bartlet Jiles Elrod George Price. Wm [Sonethens?] Wm Cantrell peter Billens

=Petitioners names=

Howard Cash Bird Billings [? ?] Robinson Wesley Green Saml Odet John Duncara wilcher Cardwell George Cardwell William C Bounds Wm Rice Samuel [?] William [Akredge?] Isaac Mils]] Isaac Miller Elish Howan John [?] Thos Bounds George Sullivan Jesse A Barnes John Bradford [James?] ward Hug [?] Thomas J [?]

=Petitioners names=

John Corley George [?] James Mossa William B [Lornes?] Reburn Hutson Jesse Angell J [Patterson Bassett?] [george?] Jackson Georg Bohanna James W Nebald Jessa Rodgers John Tellers Louis Hitchcock William duff Wesley Perkins John Masey Stephen Cole Moses Partan Washington Williams Wm [Penyor?]

=Petitioners names=

Thomas J [?] Iredell Stone Joel Duncan Thomas Martin Stephen Martin Abraham Sherrell John Massey George waddle Huen F Tacker Wm. B. Sullens Ashley Mickey James Mickey George Eelmore William martin James Anderson George griffith William Mcferson

=Petitioners names=

James Grace Austin webb Archibald Elliott Wm P. Rhea Isaac thomas Isaac Davis Sibird Rhea John Pennington [? ?] John C [James?] Joseph [Hirdee?] [? Hidee?] Josun Bradley John Briles ['G Brayls Petition' in middle of page] [Joshua? ?] [Wats?] B Angell]] Andrew Jackson [Southson?] Lark]] John Logny James Lockhart William Saillieds Philip [Bethra?]

=Petitioners names=

John England Mark Whitaker Isaac Whitson John h Brown John howard Lee Steel Saml Brown John [?] Plesant [?] George [Wiles Esq?] David [westel?] Fredrick [sutoirs?] Thos Williams Levi Lallas Joshua Brown Thomas C [?] William [?] Richard Nabol Aron Ralvits John [Alves?] William Dobson Thomas prill Leander [huse?]

James mckinny patison mcBride thomas [?] James Dyer James Miller Bagwell Defreese Peter Avery James [Hudgers?] George W McBride J Meakin Tailor Isaac Abshear James Thomas [Ozbum?] Walker James McPeak Solomon T Willhite Samuel Usrus Samuel [? Weaver?] Richard Turner Jesse E Hickman henery nichols Willam Scarbury Edmund Stamps Thos Simpson

barkin stuart gorg w [agsam?] Jonathan T Bradley John [?] Smith Elijah Shir Robert ward thomas Stone Josiah Turner Allen S Mitchell Thomas Fulkerson William Brown Thos S Snelling John Brayls William Little James Lourey John Brown Samuel Johnson Robert [?] Thomas Robert D. C. Lembitt Samuel Thomas Jnr Andrew [?]