Conditional pardon of convict John Flood
Conditional Pardon
Whereas Reg. No. 9735 John Flood was convicted of treason felony at Dublin in Ireland in the month of April one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven, and sentenced to fifteen years Penal Servitude.
And whereas Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria issued a warrant under Her Sign Manual and Signet, given at the Court of St. James's on the Twenty Ninth day of December one thousand eight hundred and seventy in the thirty fourth year of Her Reign and directed to the Governor of Her Majesty's Territory of Western Australia, Whereby Her Said Majesty was graciously pleased to grant to the said John Flood a Pardon for the crime of which he stands convicted on condition that the said John Flood shall not return to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the remainder of the said abovementioned term of Penal Servitude.
Now I Frederick Aloysius Weld, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Territory of Western Australia aforesaid, do hereby certify and make known to whom all it may concern that the said John Flood has become entitled to abovementioned Conditional Pardon of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria.
Given under my Hand and the Public Seal of the said territory at Government House Perth, this thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy one.
Fred A. Weld
Governor and Commander in Chief.