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Chicago March 12th
I pray your excellency will take my case into consideration as I am an old man with a long family, my oldest son had the misfortune to join bad company he was sent to this state prison where he now is, for as I am informed stealing wearing appearl, when he went from my house to go to his work I had no idea of the company he got in with, as he was always a very obedient boy to us he has been sentenced to eight years in prison, of which he has spent nine months I humbly beg of your excellency to lesser his time his name John Flynn I am
Your Very Obediant Servant
Thomas Flynn 223 South Clark
Flynn Thomas
Chicago March 1864
His son was sentenced to nine years in prison spent in Penitentiary. Wishes Governor to shorten his term of service, has been confined 9 months.
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