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June 22nd 1839. Well good morning, I hope you are well; I am rather better this morning, though considerably out of Gear yet,—have a slow inward fever—not confined to bed—taking medicine. I want you not to fail answering this, and telling me all about the whole of you, not forgetting to tell me about my own family. Write without disguise as it will come to me unopened. I very much fear there is something wrong at home, and I have reason for it. Therefore, let there be no covering, or concealment of anything. I am very unwilling that any wrong impressions should rest against me; and I should be quite as unwilling to indulge in anything of the kind against any other person. I have the six Sovereigns which I got from W. Michel, except 15 pence. I am in hopes of having enough if I should be liberated here, to take me over to New York in a common trader if nothing more, from which place I shall be able to make my way home some how. I am not without hopes of this yet, and I shall live on prison allowance (though not very good for a person in bad health) rather than exhaust my little means. 0 Father, you have no idea of the feelings of your unfortunate son,—Imprisoned in a foreign land, and all this without having committed any real crime whatever. It is really a hard case. But God is good and will do all things well; and cause it all to work for my best good. It is, however, very trying in the mean time. I do not forget to call upon God in my trouble, nor do I lack proff that God hears prayers and graciously answers. Good Evening. June 26th. Good morning. Nothing more which can be depended upon has yet come to my knowledge. I understand by Rev. Dr. Thomson last evening, that Mr. Leader had not pressed his motion on our petition to the House of Commons; but withdrawn it. I do not know certain whether he has withdrawn the motion for good. If so, I think he must have learned something more respecting the intentions of Government towards us; and I am inclined to think favouably of it. But at the same time, I shall not be surprised at anything that happens after all my sufferings. My Health is rather better. Good day. July 1st. Good morning. Well here I am yet. The weather has been extremely chilly for three or four days, insomuch that we have all been shivering with the cold. We have had no fire in our own room since early in May. I never remember seeing such chilly weather in July before in my life. I really think it a little strange that I can hear nothing from you. I have mostly written two or three letters a week since I was in Newgate and got none except a package from Robert, containing a letter from Uncle Joshua, one from Elder Marsh, etc., also, I got one from Annie, this is all. Well, I suppose my letters are not worth answering, and I shall soon think they are not worth writing. I have quite made up my mind not to write any more until I hear from you. Good night July 2nd. Good morning. Lord John Russell sent for Mr. Roebuck yesterday and asked him what we (prisoners) would engage to do, or what security we would give not to go to Upper Canada nor the United States. To which Mr. Roebuck replied, "My Lord, you cannot expect them to give any other than their own personal recognizances. And as their not going to Canada, I think they would not desire it; but as to forbidding them to go to the United States, I think that is quite unreasonable." "Well, said Lord John, will you communicate with them upon the subject and let me know the result," to which Mr. Roebuck replied in the affirmative. And accordingly, Mr. Roebuck called last evening and requested us to state our wished upon the subject in writing. Which we did in the following note: 1st July, 1839. Sir. We the undersigned State prisoners in Newgate, beg leave to state, in reply to the matter submitted to us that in case of our being set at liberty, we will enter into recognizances of any sum that may be deemed necessary, not to return to the Province of Upper Canada, having at present no inclination to do so. We hope, however, that there will be no objection to our making any arrangement with the Colonial Government hereafter, allowing our return to the Province. Signed: John G. Parker Randall Wixson Leonard Watson Finlay Malcolm Paul Redford Robert Walker Ira Anderson James Brown seal W. H. Ashurst, Esq. William Alves. wax. We have heard nothing from this as yet. But we get a hint from another quarter that the Government had nearly concluded to liberate us, on binding us not to go to Canada nor to the State of New York.