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[top of left margin] 32/1984 - 8 March 1832

[diagonally, in pencil, through the above] Register

[on right]

His Excellency Major General Bourke

Captain General, Governor in chief in and

over the Territory of New South Wales

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The Petition of Mary Pate

a native of the Colony

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Most Humbly

................... Sheweth.

................................. That Petitioner's husband Reubin Pate was adjudged guilty of Larceny at the Supreme Court at Sydney in September 1827 and sentenced to seven Years [sic] transportation and subsequently pursuant thereto forwarded with other Prisoners to Moreton Bay.

.................................. That Petitioner has four Children dependent on her solely for support, who with Petitioner live to deplore the unforseen misfortune of their Father who prior to this unhappy event supported an upright and industrious Character and even at the Settlement (where Petitioner lived with him for three years but was Compelled to Return to Sydney for the more efficient support of her rising family) his conduct has been exemplary ..........

That Petitioner's husband as will be seen has now served upwards of four years of his Sentence of transportation, and that ^ [added above] (at) a penal

[on right] Settlement

[written, in pencil, in left margin]

[at top, underlined] (Moreton Bay)

[diagonally]

Praying return of Husband from Moreton Bay

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Settlement

Therefore Petitioner Most humbly prays ... Your Excellency will be graciously pleased mercifully to grant unto her husband a Mitigation of Sentence, on the indulgence of Returning to Head Quarters in Government, where he might be enabled to appropriate a Small Portion of his time (he being a tailor by trade) to the Support of Petitioner and her numerous offspring. ............................

And Petitioner as in duty

bound, will ever pray.

[unsigned]

[in another hand]

Respectfully beg to reccomend Petitioner case to the favorable consideration of His Excellency the Governor --

[signed, on right] Jno Beeson

[on left, in a third hand]

Sydney 28 February 1832

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The Petitioner's Husband, "Reuben Pate" was my assigned Servant for Six Years and during that time he behaved himself to my satisfaction.

[signed, on right] Jno Ward

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[on right] Sydney 28 Feb'y 1832

I knew the Petitioner's husband, Rubin [sic] Pate, when I was quartered at Moreton Bay, during which time the conducted himself very well

[signed, on right] Croker Miller

[on right] Ens: 17 Reg't

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[written, on right, in second fold of page, turned lengthwise]

205/32

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To

His Excellency

Major General

Bourke Governor

in Chief, praying

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a Mitigation of the

Sentence of Reuben

Pate now at

Moreton Bay

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[written on left, in third fold of page, turned lengthwise]

[in another hand]

If the Commd't at Moreton Bay has no objection arising from the misconducts on the part of Reuben Pate since his arrival at that Settlement, the Residue of his sentence may be remitted

[initials, on right] RB ... March 7' [7th] 1832

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[in a third hand]

Mr J ... Capt Clunie 21 May 1832

.......... Mr Hely 24 May 1832

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