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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