That your Petitioner's Son is a lad of abrupt
manners and uncouth Address and has not
ability to convince your House and the Court
how sensible he is of the mormity of his Offence
That your Petitioner visited him in the Prison
and found him in such anguish of mind that
he was incapable of speaking to hens your Petitioner
is firmly persuaded the prisoner will make every
atonement and concession that a contrite heart
and submission spirit can do
That the Prisoner requested and prayed your
Petitioner to ask your House and the Court for
his forgiveness and to declare how sensible he was [..] and
ashamed of his crime that he entreated to ask [..]
Pardon and by a an [..] remitting attention
and upright conduct in future endeavor to [..]
[..] obliterate his past offence
That your Petitioner has been at Edmonton
with Mr & Mrs. Wrightson who declared they
were every for the lad and very uneasy on
account of his situation that they freely forgave
him on account of his contrition and hoped
the Court would consider of the same