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Humbly, and most Earnestly [so t?], that your Excellency will be pleased, seriously to consider, and commiserate their destitute, and distressed condition, and from them to receive such supplies, as your Excellency, in your wisdom and benevolence, may deem proper and your Memorialists, as in duty bound, willever pray [decides?]
District of Pictou Mathl (his X mark)Sapier
(October 28th 1835 (crossed out)) Joseph (his X mark) Sapier
January 18th 1836

in behalf of themselves and other aboriginal Brethren
The above subscribing petitioner, Maltl Sapier, is a Captain and Chief amongst the Indians in this quarter. He was the first Indian I saw, on my arrival in Pictou, upwards of forty years ago and has always behaved himself in an honest, sober, and temperate manner, and waits the consideration of your Excellency.
Merigomish (5th Novem 1835 (crossed out))
January 18th 1836
[Rourdin?] J.P.
[giormilz?] J.P.
[Taoin?] Crichton J.P.
James Carmichael J.P.
Robert M Gray J.P.
Pictou
Mathl Sapier and other Indians
Oct 1835