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Carthage September 29^th 1819

Dear Sir

This will probably be handed you
with a Petition praying for a pardon for a
Thomas Robert B Flood of this County who was lately
found Guilty of Man Slaughter & who unfortunatly [sic]
came into contact with a certain Pleasant Kearby
of Jackson County and a neighbor of mine, and
killed him and the general opinion in the neigh
=borhood is, and has been that he was measurably
compelled to do it in his own defence, I heard the
testimony on his trial and thought him as Just
=ifiable as one person could be Justified for killing
an other unless he had run away, He is a
youth of a bout 18 years of age without any
parents to council or dirict [sic] him but has conne
=ctions of the first respectability in this County
and he himsef has always been highly esteemed
by his acquaintances and if ever there was a case
which the interposition of the Executive was required
I think Mr Floods case is one - But in this you
are the best Judge when you hear his case stated

Accept Sir the assurances of my esteem
with my best wishes for your happiness

S. Williams