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<p n="2423">December 1782</p>
<p n="2424">Gentlemen</p>
<p n="2425">I most respectfully beg leave to decline being<lb></lb>
a Candidate for the Office of Clerk of the Tolls of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2003">St. James's</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2004">Hay<lb></lb>
Market</rs>
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, which I am induced to do by an Apprehension that a<lb></lb>
Candidate whose application was prior to mine, will be successful;<lb></lb>
and therefore I am unwilling to put those Gentlemen who are<lb></lb>
so kind as to favor me with their friendly Intentions, to the<lb></lb>
Trouble of Voting for me. I beg leave to express my grateful<lb></lb>
Thanks to such Gentlemen, and hope that I shall preserve<lb></lb>
their good Opinion until an Opportunity shall offer more<lb></lb>
favorable to</p>
<p n="2426">Gentlemen</p>
<p n="2427">Your most Obedient<lb></lb>
and very humble Servant;<lb></lb>
J. Webb.</p>
<p n="2428"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2005">Great Russel Street</rs>
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Decr. 20, 1782.</p>
<p n="2429">His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1001">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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non proceeding to ballot<lb></lb>
and the ballot continuing till the hour of two and being then closed<lb></lb>
Upon examination of the ballot it appeared that 47 of His Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1002">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2006">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and City and Liberty of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2007">Westminster</rs>
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had voted of which number there appeared for Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2429-1">Joseph Stocken</rs>
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34 for Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2429-2">John Walford</rs>
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13 Whereupon & motion was<lb></lb>
made that Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2429-3">Joseph Stocken</rs>
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is duly elected. and the motion being<lb></lb>
agreed to It is Resolved that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2429-4">Joseph Stocken</rs>
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is duly elected<lb></lb>
Collector of the Tolls of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2008">St. James's</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2009">Haymarket</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="2430">A Motion was made that Mr. Stocken be called in and<lb></lb>
acquainted with his election which being agreed to and Mr. Stocken.</p>
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