The petition of Joseph Goodier humbly and respectfully sheweth—That on the 3rd. instant he was convicted in the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for Washington County of stealing a Steer the property of Daniel Carroll of Dudington and has been sentenced by the said Court to pay1 a fine of one dollar, with the costs of prosecution and to be publickly whipped with five lashes. The circumstances under which he was convicted were so favourable that the Jury were induced to recommend him to the mercy of the Court—but the law positively requiring it the Court was under a necessity of making whipping a part of his punishment Being a young man dependant for his living on his industry and reputation in society the latter of which must inevitably suffer almost irretrievably by a public and ignominious punishment He humbly prays that the President will be pleased to pardon his Offence or at least to remit that part of his sentence which inflicts Whipping and he will ever pray &c