McMinn_Letter_263_48976

State of Tennessee

To his excellency Joseph McMinn

The undersigned respectfully begs leave to Represent, That Thomas Pack of Jackson County about July---1818 was arrested upon a charge of homicide, and had been closely impris= oned until this time, at the October term 1820 of the circuit court of Smith County Judgment of Manslaughter was passed upon said Pack, and executed by branding in thehand, the circuit Judge also sentenced him to imprisonment (illegible) (his?) said Pack is a very poor man, & neither he, or his family have any means of subsistance but by his labor, --We therefore pray your excellency, considering the length of time he has been imprisoned & his peculiar situation to pardon the balance of the imprisonment, and as in duty bound (illegible).

Joseph (I or J?) Ricks Att 1 Chas Sherwood Clk 2 Smith Circuit Court

James (Ross?) (Illegible) (Illegible) Hughes E(?) Alexander John Hale (Illegible) Strange Lem'l Tileston Geo B Mc(Neill?) J. (Illegible) (J?) A. Greer M. (Illegible) S. Durant Johm A. Walker John Rains John (Corkren?)

James Blain (Illegible) Jinkins Thos Smith William Parkhurst J. francis Daniel Young Rob't Luckey Cyrus Young (Illegible) (Walker?) Charles Parkhurst J Murphey Elijah Parkhurst P Branch, Jailor (Millon?) Young George Smith Tandy K W(?) Nathaniel Carter, Const Sanderson V . Hooser William Jinkins W.C. Anderson Mark Sloan (Can't see the name) Henry Morgan Jo(?) Jones Thomas Price Samuel Jinkins Edward Pursell, Jur Daniel Jinkins Luke L. Price B(?) Pate Isaac V. Hooser Roderick Jinkins Valentine Hooser N(?) M(?) Thomas Sadler Thomas (Illegible) Oleson Jeremiah Russell William Cassety Joshua Short (Illegible) Thomas K(?) C(?) Jake (Illegible) Jonas Griffith, Minister of the (Illegible) David Parkhurst William (J or T) Dickson John P(?) Benjamin B. (Carter?) A(Illegible-

Joel Short Jas. W. Curtis William Gailbreath John Wilson (Illegible) Nevell J(?) Carter John Brown Reuben Russell J. Rubin Carter Joseph Nevel

The merits of the within petition, has not been decided on om consequence of the absence of a Transcript of the Record of the Court before whom the trial was had--- Jos. McMinn 17 August 1821 Joseph McMinn