1768.
December

to your Worship's Commands, and a careful decent and
humane behaviour to the prisoners committed to his
Charge and Custody.

That your Petitioner has for upwards of 16 years
served the Family of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland
in several offices of considerable Trust, in consequence
whereof his character and behaviour is well Known to
his Grace, and he hopes has been entirely satisfactory
to him, which your pep. platters himself will be some
Ground for induce your Worships to believe that he is not
unqualified for the Trust he now intreats you to repose
in him

And your Petitioner shall ever pray Cd.
Edwd. Hall< no role >

Northumberland House 5th. Novr. 1768

Gentlemen

As you have had the goodness to shew a great
Regard to my former application to you, on behalf of the late
Mr. Stoddart, by appointing him Keeper of clerkenwell
Bridewell , which office is now again become vacant by his
unfortunate death, I persuade myself you will on this
occasion allow me to recommend to your favour the bearer
Mr. Edward Hall< no role > , whose fidelity prudence, and good
conduct, have for many years been well known to me,
and who, I am convinced, if you shall be so obliging to
appoint him to that Office, will Execute it to your
satisfaction by a faithful and diligent discharge of his
Duty. I am with the greatest Truth & Regard

To the Woshipful Jno Hawkins< no role >
Esq . Chairman & the rest of His
Maty's Justices of the peace for that of Middx.

Gentleman

Your Most obed. humble Servant
Northumberland