McMinn_Letter_240_48947

We the undersigned attended to the trial of Edwin Crawford charged with murder, we ar not dispo+ = to question the correctness of the verdict and Judg=ment rendered, but unite with the jury in their recom=medation of mercy to his excellency and therefore pray that a pardon may be extended to th e said Crawford--May 12th 1820 - - -

Jno. P Erwin-believe him not guilty Sam Houston of murder atty Gen'l of the State James McBride, one of the jury Jac McGavock Thos Washington Jno. Dr(ury?) D.A. Durham Martin Smith Felix Grundy William E(illegible) Wm Catron Stephen Cantrell (I?) Haskell Zebulon P(illegible) John Shute (Illegible) Solomon Clark (Illegible) Joseph Seales (?) Campbell Alfred (Babb?) Tho. G. Ballow Wm. Ca(?) (Illegible) John Dismukes (Illegible) Jason Thomson Wm. (Illegible) Wilford (Illegible) (Tho?) Shackelford C(?) Walker one of the jury Tho. Elliston Martin (Illegible) one of C(?) Shute W.B. Lewis the jury

John S Topp John Waters Joseph (Illegible) John Marshall W.W. Topp Rich'd Sutton Wm (Illegible) Sam'l Ewing William Allen (Illegible) William D. Lewis Jno. Davis (Illegible) Sam'l Kennedy Ephraim Foster Wm Downey J. (Illigible) Allen Cothern Geo. W (Illegible) Hazael Hewitt Robert (Illegible) Jno. Harding (?) Gibson (Illegible) Bossley John Hughes W. W. Goodwin Richard (Illegible) Philip Pipken Sam'l W. Stout Peyton Robertson B. (Illegible) Jn B. Crawford Wm. H. Newgent Isaiah Currey Theophilus Fulghum Tho Hudson Elijah Robertson J Cridelle Jr Joel Johns L Williams Lee Shute Rob't Goodwin D (?) Robertson Asa Becton

Richard (Boorn/Boone?) E.D. (Illegible) Thos. (Morefield?) one of the jury W. Bo(?), one of the Jauror (?) Callis J. (illegible) P.P. Ketchum W. (illegible) (?) Pattison William Martin James P. (Pateson?) Thomas (Short/Shorter?) Edm'd Garzzaro I. Black(?) Timothy W. Gilman Rich'd C. Cross Lewis (Speece/Speer?), Ser Jas. Condon, John E. Fenn one of the Jury Joseph Ray C Stump Nathan Lannom Thos. Eastland Archibald A. Va(?) Rich'd Garrett, one of the jury Thomas Mathis Jas. Walker Ross Dougal (Elmore?) Walker A.M. Speer Edward David Nathan Wheeler Benj. Jos(?) Jacob Brasher, Jurror E. Hall A. (Leman?) Edw'd B. Roehr Jessee Brown J(?) Murray GS Tracy