33054-001847

[top left] 31/8057 25 Oct 1831

To the Honorable Alexander McLeay, Esquire.

The humble Petition of James Hardy Vaux Most respectfully sheweth, That Your Petitioner, although conscious of having justly merited the severe fate to which he has been doomed by a late order for his removal to the penal - settlement of Moreton Bay, humbly presumes to imploce Your merciful interposition, to obtain a reversal, or commutation of that dreadful sentence.

That Petitioner deeply laments his rashness in having imputed injustice to the executive Government, on the occasion of his dismissal from your office; and equally regrets the personal disrespect he was guilty of towards yourself; both of which errors he has most humbly acknowledged in his petition to His Excellency Governor Darling, of the 18th May last, transmitted through the High Sheriff.

Your Petitioner, in now praying Your forgiveness, feels confident that you possess too noble a mind to cherish vindictive feelings towards so insignificant an individual. He tremblingly appeals to your compassion humbly beseeching that his destination may be changed to Port Macquarie, or any other distant free settlement. in which event, it shall be the study of his few remaining years to approve himself deserving of such clemency and he will unceasingly offer up his prayers to the Throne of Grace and Mercy for Your temporal and eternal happiness.

And Your Petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray.. James Hardy Vaux. H: M: Hulk, Phanix. Oct 19th 1831

 To the Honorable Alexander McLeay Esq. [underlined]

The humble Petition of James Hardy Vaux. [underlined]