1

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 behalf-
Febry 27 1828.-