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Monroe March 14^th. 1817.

Dear Sir

At the Sessions of the Circuit Court
at this place a young man of the name
of James Brock who was born and raised I
presume in the County of Knox (and with
whom & his Relations you are perhaps acquain[ted])
has been found guilty of Horse stealing - he is
the Son of a certain Brock who died near
Knoxville his mother is a widow of decent
connections now residing near Knoxville
A Petition will be presented your Excellency
for his pardon which I hope he will obtain
His petition is signed by a number of
the most respectable Citizens of Overton County
it met the [minimal?] approbation of the people
The Person from whom the property was taken
and the prosecutor Counsel Jurors and
Witnesses have signed for his pardon the
Judge has postponed the execution of the
Judgement for several weeks for the purpose
of obtaining the pardon several circumstances
of alleviation appeared in his favor on the
trial - I am induced to believe that
all the objects of the law will be
answered more iffectively [sic] by pardoning
than punishing him W. Archibald