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Nashville Nov 24th 1820
To his Excellency Joseph M^cMinn.
Governor of Tennessee State.

The undersigned respect=
fully represent, that John Fry a free
man of colour, has been tried at the
present term of the Circuit Court of Da-
=vidson county; and convicted of horse stealing
- sentenced to branding whiping [sic] and impris=
=onment. Your petitioners therefore pray
that said Fry may be released from
imprisonment;- The reason is inclement or
will soon be so. The county at this time is
two years in arrear, with demands already
in existence -

John Catron
F B Fogg
L v. Cheatham
J Horton
Tho. Hickman
Nath^l A M^cNairy
A. Hays
Henry Crabb
[page damaged] Carroll
[page damaged] the
G W. Gibbs
Sam Houston
Alfred Balch
Jn. W. Overton
Tho^s Washington [page damaged]
[leive the county from defence?]
Felix Grundy
John Mims
E. H. Foster for reason
assigned Thos Washington Esqr
[Wa^s?] L [Harrison? Hammond?]