Duplin County, NC - Court Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Grace Williamson Turner Transcribed and posted by Sloan Mason Nov. 2, 1852 To His Excellency The Governor of the State of North Carolina Nov. 2, 1852 The humble petition of William BARNHAM and the undersigned citizens of Duplin County Sheweth to your excellency: That your pet-the said BARNHAM convicted of the crime of manslaughter at the last term of the Superior Court of Duplin County is well known to us the rest of your petition to be a man of ---- deportment and fair reputation for integrity-but he was convicted by the -------------- coincidence? Of the son of the deceased a boy of about 9 years of age and your petitioners werily believe that sd. BARNHAM that the deceased (who was a violent turbulent man) in self defense. That sd. BARNHHAM was branded in the had & sentenced by the Judge to six months inprisonment and your petitioners verily believe that, the release of sd. BARNHAM from said imprisonment will be in strict infirmity with public Justice -Said BARNHAM has been always a lad of feeble intellect, so as barely to be incurable? To the penalty of the law for his acts-We therefore pray your excellency as an act of deserved --------- in office? To remit the remaining term of his imprisonment And ----------------------------------------------- Jos. T. RHODES A.M. FAISON David WRIGHT Jas. W. BLOUNT Spaight HILL Ira S. DAVIS C. T. HOUSTON Seth DAVIS L. W. HODGES Carter C. CATES John E. SAMPSON Harper? WILLIAMS W. F. PEARSALL Charles WINDERS H. H. BOYETTE C. BRADLEY Lyman AARONT Res.? BOWDEN Jos. R. HATCH Anson WADE Jos. FREDRICK Robert REAVES Jos. WILLIAMS David WATKINS H.L. HOLMES Ezekiel HAREL Geo. A. DUDLEY Furney HAREL Harman MATHIS John C. BOWDEN J.D. CARRDLE? L. T. WILLIAMS D. BOWDEN Edmond KING James H. PATE Elias FAISON George W. CARROLL Wm. W. FAISON W. RAMOND A. R. HICKS H.? LOFTIN T. BENNETT Sampson CATZ John D. ABERNATHY Roger BENNETT David CHURCHWELL Luis T. HICKS B. F. GRADY, Jr. D. HARPER J. W. CARR B.W. WILLIAMS STOAKY WELLS F. B.? MALLARD W. J. HOUSTON W. BLOUNT J. CARR Joel LOFTIN J. QUINN Joshua LOFTIN O. - FLAGER Soloman GRANTHAM Henry JERNIGAN Henry JARMAN A. P.? HIGGINSON? Bowden SOUTHERLAND Stephen VANN C. JERNIGAN Oates? L. LEWIS J. P. DAHMER? C. D. HILL D. L. MOORE Arthur WILLIAMS Jesse C. PRIDGEN Michael BYRD --- GODPREY? L. T. HUGGINS - Wm. GRADY Robert BYRD Brent TURRED? John GOOR John W. ROBERTS Wm. WATERS M. T. BELL Wm. RODGERS Jno. CARR Jesse JARMAN Jno. - BAISON? Cary CARLTON C. T.? HERRING John LANIER? William WILLIAMS Wriley WATERS Isham SOUTHERLAND Mikal BOYETT D. B. NEWTON James RIVENBARK Benj. C. BOWDEN Thos. MORISEY Fleet EZZELL D. J. MIDDLETON A. W. EZZELL ------ GOORE G. E. EZELL Linton GOORE Owen G-Y Jno. FREDERICK Silas BASS Daniel GOORE John B. SOUTHERLAND J. W. MIDDLETON William POWELL Wm. BOYETT Jos. R. HINDS? A. - BOYETT S. - BOWDEN M. J. BOWDEN Willis HOLLAND Gary E. BUCKMAN G. L. SWINSON John O. BEST? ---- o. BARDEN Harold BLACKMAN George BOWEN? Harry FREDERICK William T. HAROLD W. T. GRADY George MORRISY Wm. C. GUY R. M. MIDDLETON H. HERMAND? Isaac F. HODGES Samuel SWINSON William L. SWINSON? Wm. COOPER W. L. HILL John POWELL? Buckner HODGES W. L. DOBSON? Curtis MILLARD James CANADY James GOORE B. L. EZZELL Curtis EZZELL John GUY James DAVIS Patrick FREDERICK William M. WILLIAMSON Felix MERRITT Jno. B. GARRIS Jos. T. RHODES & others, Duplin Co. Petition for William BARNHAM Nov. 11, 1852, Pardon Granted for part of imprisonment This is to be sealed? To the Petition to send to the Governor to retrieve William BARNHAM from prison for six months from Sept. last until March next Nov. 1st, 1852. William EZZELL J. R. FAISON Thorp CROOM H. THOMPSON Henry B. GIDDENS Barna? BROCK William JACOBSON? Joseph B. HURST John H. GRELIN? Lavin BROCK James T. GIDDENS ---- HAROLD James HUGGINS Buckman JONES Lovit F. WILLIAMS Bryant GLISSON Jesse WILLIAMSON Marshal BRANCH Theoppolis BARFIELD William WRIGHT W. H. HUGGINS Wm. BRANCH Lewis D. GIDDENS Brinckley T. BROCK James B. HURST James H. HOURD?HOWARD? Willis WILLIAMSON Wm. J. HILL Page WILLIAMSON Theo. BARFIELD __________________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. __________________________________________________________________________