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To his excelency [sic] Joseph M^cMinn governor
in & over the State of Tennessee

The subscribers here to beg leave to
solicet [sic] your clemency in favour of a felow [sic] creture [sic]
in the following case, (to wit) Joseph M^cPeters
was convicted of horsestealing at the March term
of Morgan County Circuit Court. he had been in
Jail several weeks perhaps two months before his
conviction. on conviction he was sentenced to be
branded in the hand to recieve twenty lashes on
his bear [sic] back which part of the sentence has
been executed on him & further to be imprisoned
untill [sic] sometime in October next there to stand
for three days in the pilory two hours in each
of those days- We have not to complain to
your Excelency [sic] of the verdict of conviction We
are also very sensable [sic] that the judgment was
a very rightious one & such as the crime
well merited. But we are satisfied that Joseph M^cPeters is about the age of 62 years, We are
also satisfactorily informed that his health is
declining that it is almost certain from his