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got his _ home without much truble [sic] or exp
-ence and found him turned out on
the road without evor [sic] beaing [sic] traded
or offered for sale - my pressant [sic]
punishment is more than I can
bare - I am dayly [sic] and ourly [sic] shet
ing blood and should you not
be so kind as to take my case
in consideration I must shortly go
from this to experience the awful
reallities [sic] of another world after suffer
ing as much as I have hope sir that
your Honner [sic] will take my case in
to consideration and remit the rem
ainor [sic] of my sentance [sic] which you
can find with Mr [B. White] of
Knox county - and ^your Humble pete
tionor [sic] will forever pray - Knoxville
joal [sic] March the 2 1818
Wm. H Leigh