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





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