Sir Having so often experienced the
effect of your humanity, it would argue a considerable degree of
presumption in one to Address(?) you on any light affair, but the
present I trust you will consider as in some sort worthy of your
notice. By your permission Hon Sir Continued(?) at …..
paying the usual weekly some(?) as a tradesman to govt after my wife to
whence you had been pleased to assign me off the stores had left her
home and acted in other respects in a most incorrect manner insomuch
that her repeated improprieties she was about a week ago sent to the
factory. I did not therefore suffer myself to entertain any
apprehensions on my own account. But Hon Sir, I was yesterday evening
sent for by Lieutenant Cushen(?) by whom I was ordered into govt employ
without any crime being alleged against me or much less committed by me
of which I am ….. at present ….. I hazard not a conjection as to the
probably cause of this order but circumstances with which you are
acquainted induce me to think that it is on my wife’s account. After
saying that respect due by me to a superior order at whose
disposal I always considered myself in ….. to be and having … to
I rest(?) satisfaction that every degree of justice will be rendered to
me
yours with the highest respect Honoured Sir Your very humble servant George Onslow
Comment Les Rowley: This seems to imply that Mary's improprieties were
with Lieut Cushen, and that everybody knew the story. George is
complaining he is getting screwed, but what about Mary packed off to
the factory aged sixteen, and dead two years later? Some
researchers suggest that George was assigned to Mary prior to the
marriage, but I have seen no dates. This petition seemst to imply he
was assigned to her when she was his wife?