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Paducah th 1861
To his Excellency Govr Beriah McGoffin Dear Sir in Behalf of the Bereived M rs Powel and as a part of the Jury that tried her husband and found him gilty as charged and concinde him to the Penitenttary for one year wold in the behalf of his Wife implore Your Excelency to Parden him and Restore him to his Wife and little Baby, under the cirkumstance that he was tried the Jury cold do nothing but find him gilty but at the time we did agree to sighn a pertishian to you for the parden of Mr Powel when we acted we wore under oath and had to give wate to the Evidence But as good citisons and men of fealing to the Berieved and hart Broken Wooman we Beg of you to Releace him
She is hear with out a home and among Strangers
thare is Scarcely enny citison hear but is in faver of his Releas thare was a Rumer that he had Bin in the Penitenttia once befor but that is now believed to be fals and the people ar Satisfid on that point and nearly all wold be glad to have him Releis
Yours Respectfully
T J Birchett
and
James Mcmurtry
Jurorys
To his Excellency B McGoffin