The State of Texas County of Madison R.Wiley District Clerk in and for Madison County Texas do hereby certify that the names attached to the petition of Steve Barrett herewith are among the best citizens of this county and I further certify that I have heard of no opposition to the petition in question from any citizen of the county Given under my hand and seal of office this Dec 5th A.D. 1892

R. S. Wiley Dist Clerk Madison County

To his Excellency J.S. Hogg Governor of the State of Texas-

The undersigned citizens of Madison County-Texas. paliture? your Excellency to grant a full pardon to convict Steve Barrett who was convictd and sentenced to the penitentary from Houston County Texas.

We would repectufully respnsend to you that the Majority of us have known the said Steve Barrett from his infancy that he was born and raised in our county and that the charge for which he is now serving is the first offense of any grade that he was ever charged with- That his reputation from to said charge was that of a respectable citizen that he has a family of small children that are now in a destitute condition supported in part by their neighbors. that was citizens of said Madison county are willing to recieve him back in our midsts believing that the punishment has been commensurate with the crime and that Justice has been meted out to him and the law fully vindicated and that if he is restored to his citizenship will make a good citize.

We refirm to his Excellent official record from the ? of showing that he has and is willing to submit to the mandate of the Law

F.M. Black Shff

J.C. Morris C.J.M.C.

G.M. Mabry Dept-Sheriff

W.L. Dean Co Atty

S.H. Lindsey J.P.

R. Wiley D.&C.C. M.

W. or M. R. Stern Co Treasury

G.W. Schrair Ex Tres.

E.L. Byers Ex Co. Judge

W.M. Visor

E.B. Seay Ex Sheriff M.Co

Anthony Viser

H.T. Slaughter

Thos B. Viser D.M.

J.C. Webb

J.R. Burtis

J.E. Wartersun (?)

John Lindley

H.L. Thompson

S.J. Thompson

J.H. Allen, Prin Allen Academy

S.E. Thompson

W.M. Byers

B.L. Bard

J.A. Byers

Js Thomason Sr.

JM Thomason

J.S. Thomason Jr.

A.D. Goff

Joe Adams

G.J. Adams

Hiraw(?) Park

F.C. Key

D.F.McFarland

A.A. Allen

R.F. Kelton

J.D. Markitt

C.C. Murray

W.A. Scott

W.J. Floyd

J.W. Park

J.E. Rainey

P.C. Westmoreland

T.A. Mayfield

P.C. Wilson

C.W. Worley

J.S. Burns

S.E. Brimberry

J.D. Wamble

J.L. Atwell

Frank Kellet

A.C. Bradford

W.A. Price

G.L. Landrum

G.M. Allen

W.L. Clark

P.L. Leporms(?)

R.A. Sandel

J.O. Lion

S. Manning

T.B. Waldrif

J.G. Andrews

J.B. Nixon

Thos Hensarling

J.W. Spillers

W.L. Marco

J.W. Love

Z.T. Park

J.J. Hobkins

J.P. Bruce

M.W. Perkins

J. Cravens

J.C. Henson

A.H. Stiymme (?)

J.D. Travis

W.M. Andrews

C.F. Shuck

A.L. Manning

R.H. Henson

J.J. Hale

J.D. Wells

J.F. Tinsley

S(?)T.Hawke

J.W.W.Jocurch (?)

J.B. Hannah

S.L. Shipp

R.B. Wynnott

T.F. Paulsel

P.C. Patton

N.H. Park

R.P. Turner

J.R. Hightower

Steve Barrett was covicted in two cases of the crime of horse theft. The penelty in one case was issued at five years and in the other at ten years confirnment. If his conduct while in the penetentiary has been such as to ? reasonable assurance of good citizenship in the future, I would recommend that he be pardoned

F.W. Williams Ex Dist. Judge

I join Judge Williams in the above recommendation & will add that while the two cases were made out. still they were so closely akin that it was with difficulty that i made two transactions out, still it has the appearence of being punished twice for the one offense- Deft was a stranger in Houston Co & no one knew him there then-

J.J. Faulk Ex Dist Atty

To his excellency J.S. Hogg Gov.

We the undersigned citizens of the county of Houston State of Texas being the Jury that sat upon the ? pf the cuse of the State of Texas vs Steve Barrett No 3022 & 3092 join the good citizens of Madison County in thier petition for the full pardon of said Steve Barrett for the reasons~

1st That we feel that the law has been fully vindicated and from the certificate of Official Hon L. A. Whatley as his conduct wa believe him to have fully reformed.

2nd~ Because the citizens of Madison County some of there personally known to a part of us to be of the best class of citizens have recommended his pardon Showing thereby that his former life was not that of a hardened criminal but a good citizen. We therefore believe from all the facts & circumstances that Justice has been fully meted out & the law Vindicated~

We therefore recommend his full pardon~

W.J. Travis Foreman first case

C.W. Waddell Foreman 2nd case

D.C. Minon(?)

J.M. Foster

D.F. Morgan

J.C. Wall

B.M. Jarvis

J.H. Murray

T.O. Boudont(?)

J.A. Beeuey

Source: Reproduced from the holdings of the Texas State Archives: Texas State library and Archives P.O. Box 12927 Austin,Texas 78711-2927 : 306-00 and 306-21. Recieved by Janet Barrett Walker 3/7/2003/ transcribed by same on 3/8/2003.