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[Page damaged] September 1819

Dear Sir,
I take the liberty of writing
you a few lines in favour of a
young man by the name of
William N Wesson who has been
convicted of petit Larceny his family
lived in Virginia and are now on
thier [sic] way moveing [sic] to the Alabama
State and have waited the [?]
of his trial. It is more on account
of a distressed father and a weeping
mother that I ask you to pardon
the young man than any other consider=
ation for the whole family do really
appear to be people of good character
and respectibility. Your forgiveness
will be pleasing to all the citizens of this
place on accounts of the interests that
they manifest the young mans family