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the fourteenth
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The humble Petition of
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Sheweth,
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That Your Petitioner was sworn into the
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1773 and has duly served the said Office to the best of his
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Judgment and ability and is now near sixty four years
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of Age being a
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and your Petitioner
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as in duty Bound
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