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To his exellency [sic] Joseph M^cMinn Govener [sic]
of the State of Tennessee

The undersigned
Citizens of Franklin County would
respectfully represent that at the last
sessions of the county Court, of said
County, Richard Tyson was found
guilty of an assault & Battery upon
the body of one Addams, and
sentenced by the Court to sixty days
imprisonment, and a fine of fifty
dollars & cents. Your pititioners [sic],
from their knowledge of the defen=
=dant & his situation, beg leave to
state that he is a very poor man,
has a wife & several small children
who are dependant on his labour
for sustenance, that should he be
containnd [sic] in prison [a unable?] to
the sentance [sic] of the court, he will
probably loose [sic] the opportunity
of making a crop the present year
and his family would be likely to
so suffer. Besides, they would state
that he is a man of honest character
& general good conduct & as they
are informed, the prosecutor much
to blame in the transaction