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11th November 1782 - 17th December 1783

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To The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor< no role > of the City
of London and to the other the Worshipful His Majesty< no role > 's
Justices of the peace in General Quarter Session of the
Peace Assembled.

The humble Petition and Appeal of Elizabeth
Isherwood
< no role > Widow

Sheweth.


That James Isherwood< no role > deceased Your Petitioners late Husband
being the Owner of a Freehold House situate in Aldersgate Street
in the parish of Saint Botolph without Aldersgate in the City
of London let at the Yearly Rent of Twenty five Pounds some
short time before his Death caused such House to be taken down
with intent to rebuild the same and died before any progress
was made in the rebuilding but his Executors continued suchsuch
rebuilding and when the House was finished they let the same to
Your Petitioner for three years at the Yearly Rent of Twenty five
Pounds, allowing Land Tax by an Agreement in Writing dated the
Fifth day of November one thousand seven hundred and eighty one

That by a certain Rate or Assessment made for the Relief of the
poor of the said parish on the second day of July one thousand seven
hundred and eighty two Your Petitioner is charged in the Sum
of £3..6s..8d And by another Rate or Assessment made on the Fifteenth
day of October one thousand seven hundred and eighty two Your
Petitioner is charged in the Sum of £3..6s..8d And by another Rate
or Assessment made on the second day of January one thousand
seven hundred and eighty three Your Petitioner is charged in the Sum
of £4..3s..4d And by another Rate or Assessment made on the third
day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty three your
Petitioner is charged in the sum of £2..10s towards the said Relief
for and in respect of the said House And by such Rates on Assessments
it appears that your Petitioner is charged therein at the Yearly Rent




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