Sentence:  he was condemned to die for the felony, and being so well known for an old offender, had certainly died, but the merchant, upon his earnest application, had <WSD>obtained</WSD> that he should be transported, on condition that he restored all the rest of his bills, which he had done accordingly. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. (15th–19th c.)