To His Excellency Gov Robinson

The enclosed letter is from athe sons of an old Citizen who died in this County a few years since

I volunteered to defend him at Williamstown & finding he had been caught in bad company & had offered to pass Counterfeit money I advised him to confess which he did

I was satisfied that a man who was in Company with him & who had been acquitted was the real rascal but there was no means of proveing the fact — The fellow was a shrewd sharp rascal & had in my opinion put forward Herndon to pass the [...]Bank notes which he furnished him with

He has been pretty severely punished by the service rendered the state

I have an impression that I wrote out the facts which came out on the trial & afterwards leading me to the belief of his haveng been a mere instrument in the hands of the others & that the statement was filed in the Sec^tys office I cannot now recall the facts but will see about my Conclusion — If consistent with the public good I would be glad

to see the poor being have a Chance for reformation

I well recollect at the trial that he was ain a miserable state of health from having been a hard drinker

Resply

Th N Lindsey

T N Lindsay letter for pardon of Herndon

See no sufficient ground