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State of Tinasee
Lincoln County

the undersigned The Petition of the undersignd cittizens of the County & State afores^d to his Excellency
Samuel Houston Esq^r Governor of the s^d State of Tinasee your Petitioners Humbly
Sheweth that a Certain Sam^l McClure was apprehended in the town of Fayetteville in the County afo
s^d, for haveing kiled a m^r McBride & was convicted for the same for murder your Petitioners beg leave to
state that they think & believe from the Best information they can get some Previous altercation
did take Place Betweaen s^d McClure & Mcbride in which Probably some threats was made by McClure
to kill Mcbride but we think it Probably the affect of insanaty but when the assault & Battery
was made by McBride on McClure McClure had turnd his Back & was walking of[f] home when s^d
s^d McBride Ran out of his shop dore with his hamer & to[n]gs first threw his Hamer with such
violence & striking McClure on his back nock'^d him down & before he had time to Rise threw his
toings with such violence struck him on the Head & cut through his hat & into his scu
ull Bone which stunted McClure & the s^d McBride being a large strong Robust man
& McCure a small man McBrid was able to hold him & Beat him first with one hand &
then with the other which he did untill he got his death wound, McClure not being able
to get a way, your Petitioners therefore being impres'^d with a belief that the assault & battery
was mad by McBride with intent to kill, & that McClure kil^d him in self defence your
^Petitioners therefore Humbly Conceive that it would be unjust to hang McClure under those impressions
your Petitioners hope your Excellency in your Clemency will grant a pardon for McClure
as by so doing your Petitioners in duty bound shall Ever Pray &c

W^m P. Martin
William T Poss
Josiah Smith
Joel D. Clements
James P. Plenco
Felix G M^cConnell
H M H [Memon?]
G W Blakemore
John Roberts
James Milsted
Patrick glisten
Zulus Milsted
John Milsted
Charles M^cKinney
John M^cKeney
G. W. Lang
Milton Posey
Orden W Poiter
James Laylor
James M^cKeney
[Roth?] W Woodruff
James Cuningham
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William Swinney
Tho^s Laton
Jesse Coley
James Swinney
Benjamin Butler
Cread Taylor
John Taylor
W^m H Taylor
John Smith
Jonathan C Taylor
G W L. F M Taylor
Tho^s J Adams
John q adams
James Adames
W^m S Adams
Lewis E Meal Taylor
Eligia Taylor
William Marshall
Onean Taylor
John S Taylor
Jackson Taylor
Abslam Taylor