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Dear Governor:
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<p corresp='TTP35091027P1' xml:id='OTP35091027P1'>Accompanying this you will receive a petition in behalf of A. J. Guthrie, who went on Whitaker's bond, and has already paid about $90. By the exercise of that clemency for which you are properly appreciated, you will not only be adding to your long list of friends, but you will be doing <hi rend='underline'>only</hi><hi rend='underline'>justice</hi> to a good, a reliable, trusty citizen.
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Tho<hi rend='underline'><hi rend='sup'>s</hi></hi> D. Wright.
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