To the Right Honourable Sir Watkin Lewes< no role > Knt . Lord Mayor< no role > of the
City of London and To the Rest of His Majesty< no role > 's Justices of the peace for the
said City in General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled

Sheweth

The humble Petition and Appeal of James Johnson< no role > .

That Your Petitioner was the Treasurer to a certain Charitable Institution
called or known by the name of The General Dispensary for the Relief of the poor
under the management of several persons who by voluntary Subscriptions have
supported the said Charitable Institution from the Year 1770 to this time whereby marry
thousands of poor persons have been relieved with Physical Advice and Medicines in
the several Disordered with which the were afflicted

That during the time Your Petitioner was Treasure to the said Charitable
Institution a certain Antient Building then to fore made Use of for the London
Lying in Hospital Situate in the Parish of Saint Botolph without Alders gate London was
taken down and in the Stead there of another Building was selected by public
Voluntary Subscriptions and is now made Use of by the Subscribers to the said
Charitable Institution for the Purpose only of carrying their benevolent Intentions
for Relief of the poor into Execution

That by a certain Rate or Assessment made on or about the 28th day of
June 1780 for the Relief of the poor of the said parish of Saint Botolph without Aldersgate
Your Petitioner as such Treasurer of the said Charitable Institution by the same
and Description of James Johnson< no role > Treasurer of the General Dispensary was
charged in the Sum of Three Pounds towards the Relief of the poor of the said
Parish for or in respect of the said Building And by a certain other Rate or
Assessment made on or about the Fifth day of October for the Relief of the poor of the
said parish Your petitioner was in like manner Charge in another Sum of Three
Pounds Towards the Relief of the poor of the said Parish for or in respect of the said
Building And by a certain other Rate or Assessment made on or about the 9th
day of January 1781 for the Relief of the poor of the said Parish Your Petitioners