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Henry Boatright Pardon

The State of Texas Executive Department

Whereas, at the Spring Term of the District Court of the County of Lavaca and State aforesaid, for the year of 1860 one Henry Boatright was convicted of "an assault with intent to murder" upon the body of one David Blundell, and was sentenced therefore to two years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary; and whereas, it has been represented and made known to me that at the time said Boatright committed the act for which he had been convicted and sentenced, was under the influence of liquor. That the difficulty was not founded in any ill feelings or malice towards the said Blundell - they having heretofore been good friends; and whereas many good citizens of Lavaca and other counties, have petitioned the Executive to pardon the said Boatright.

Now therefore, I, Sam Houston, Govenor of the State of Texas, by virture of the power vested in me by the constitution and laws thereof hereby grant to the said Henry Boatright a free and full pardon for the offence for which he was convicted and hereby direct any and all offences charged with the custody of said Boatright, to release and discharge him from any further custody or confinement on account of said sentenced.

Given under my hand and the Seal of the State of Texas affixed thereunto at the city of Austin, this 3rd day of March 1860 and in the year of the independence of Texas the twenty-fifth.

By the Govenor

Sam Houston (Signature)

Secretary of State

(Signature)

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