To the Right Honourable
William Beckford< no role >
Esqr
. Lord Mayor
of the City of London
and to
the Rest of his Majestys Justices Assigned by
Deliver his Majestys Gaol of Newgate of the
Prisoners therein being for the City of London
The Humble Petition of George Wright< no role >
.
Sheweth
That your Petitioners on the thirteenth Day of July
last past was by a Warrant under the hand and seal of
T. Miller Esqr. Committed to his Majesties Gaol of
Newgate
to being Charged on the Oath of
Francis Smith< no role >
for Feloniously Publishing a Certain Promisory Note of
Hand purporting to be signed in the Name of Thomas
Hall for payment to the said
George Wright< no role >
or Order
£100, knowing the same to be Forged with intent to defraud
the said
Francis Smith< no role >
And also Detained by said T.
Miller Esqr. on the Eighteenth Day of July last past on
Oath of the said
Francis Smith< no role >
for Feloniously Publishing
one other Promisory Note of hand purporting to be Signed
in the Name of
Thomas Hall< no role >
for Payment of £100, to said
George Wright< no role >
or Order two Months after date knowing
the same to be forged with intent to defraud the said
Francis Smith< no role >
And also Detained by said T: Miller
Esqr. on the Eighteenth Day of July last past on Oath of
the said
Francis Smith< no role >
for Feloniously Publishing one other
Certain Promisory Note of Hand purporting to be Signed
in the Name of
Thomas Hall< no role >
for payment of £100, to the
said
George Wright< no role >
or Order four Months after date
knowing same to be Forged with Intent to Defraud the said
Francis Smith< no role >
.
Therefore Your Petitioner humbly Prays that
he may be Tryed at this Present Sessions for the
offences with which he stands Charged as aforesaid
or in default thereof He may be Bailed or
Discharged for the same And Your Petitioner as
in Duty Bound shall ever Pray Etc.
Geo: Wright< no role >