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Money upon him. Your Petitioner conscious of his Harmless inten-
tions was astonished to find his conduct grossly misrepresented in
Testimony which charged him with having behaved rudely and inde-
cently to the said Virlinder Haislup. As she received no hurt and as
your petitioner has little to Subsist on other than the profits arising
from his industrious Labour (for himself his wife and children)
your petitioner was grieved to find the Court imposed a Fine upon
him which he most humbly hopes your Excellency will think im-
moderate and excessive and will grant him such releif as your Ex-
cellency in mercy shall think proper and your petitioner shall pray

Charles County May 1781
Wee the Subscribers Neighbours and acquaintances of the within
mentioned Joseph Nelson do certify that he hath allways been es-
teemed a well behaved modest man and in every other respect hath
allways sustained a reputable Honest Character and we never heard
of his being guilty of or Charged with any misdemeanour except the
within mentioned assault and have the greatest reason to believe the
facts therein stated are true. We therefore recommend him to Your
Excellencys clemency. We the Subscribers were present at the Trial
when the within mentioned Fine was imposed and are of opinion
that the same was immoderate and excessive.

May 23

Walter Pye

Bayn Smallwood

John Copher

W^m McConchie

Fran⁵ Shepard

John Delozer

Henry Barnes

Philip Warder

Gerred Johnson

Fran^s Ware

Anthony C. Gray

Rich^d Elgin

Hez. Garner

Peter Farnandis

Tho^s Harrison

Joseph Gray

John Ward

Jo^s Simms

Thos. A. Dyson

P. H. Marbury

Lawson Luckett

David L. Ward

John Clements

Clement Clements

Benj^a Douglass

J Heaislip Ju^r

William Cox

John Hall

Ja^s Farnandis

Henry W. Hanson

William Brawner

Tho^s Craycroft

Charles Goodrick

Henry Ward

Thomas Hopwell

John Muschett

Samuel Middleton

Cha^s Mankin

Chas. Sewall Jun^r

Zachariah Price

Theo^s Hanson

Tho^s Evans

Thomas Ward

Thos. Semmes

Notly Luckett

Peter Dent

Charles Clements

Rich^d Gray

John Ward

William Smoot

Jn^o N. Gray

Thomas Smallwood

Alex^r McDonald

Jn^o Gwinn

[Overton Carr, to His Excellency Thos. Sim Lee Esq^r]

M^r Hanson going to Annapolis affords a safe opportunity of get-
ting down my Papers, I have therefore to request, that your Excel-
lency will be so obliging, as to deliver them to him. That Clause
in my Bond (to the State) which confines me to Prince Georges

May 24