“Carrickfergus, Saturday morning, Oct. 14.
“MY DEAR WIFE.
“I now think it proper to mention the grounds
of my present encouragement, under the apprehension
of shortly appearing before my God and
Redeemer. First, my entire innocence of the crime
I am charged with. Secondly, a well-grounded
hope of meeting a merciful God. Thirdly, a firm
confidence that that God will be a husband to you,
and a father to our little children, whom I do recommend
to his divine care and protection. And
my last request is, that you will bring them up in
the knowledge of that religion, which is the ground
of my present comfort, and the foundation of that
happiness, which, I trust, I shall enjoy on that day,
when we must all appear before the great Judge.
“Farewell, my dear wife! farewell.
“WILLIAM ORR.”
