William Temple: Conditional Pardon
"The humble memorial of William Temple respectfully states,
That your Memorialist was convicted at Lincoln in March 1813 for Life - and arrived in this colony in February 1814 in the Ship General Hewitt - Earl, Master.
That Memorialist has been exclusively Employed under Your Excellency's direction for the last 18 months at Govt House, and has always studied to conduct himself with propriety.
That Memorialist humbly implores Your Excellency to bestow upon him, before Your Excellency departs the Colony, the indulgence of a Conditional Pardon.
And Memorialist as in duty bound and in Sincere Gratitude will ever pray.
Wm Temple"
Transcript of Conditional Pardon for William Temple
(Colonial Office: Petitions #3211 (1821) p.80.
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