To His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in the General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled

The Humble Petition of Joseph Wood< no role > the Elder and
Joseph Wood< no role > the Younger Contractors of the Carpenters
work at the New House of Correction new building
in Cold Bath Fields

Sheweth

That your Petitioners haveingdone work and supplied Meterials
for the New House of Correction, which do not come within their Contract, That,
difficulties, have arisen in setting and proportioning the payment of the same
owing as your Petitioners are Informed, to the want of sufficient Authority
in the Committee, whereby your Petitioners are much distressd and injured

Your Petitioners, therefore humbly Pray the
Court to take their case into consideration and grant
them such relief as their case requires or make such
Order as to the Court shall seem meet

And Your Petitioners will ever Pray

14th.OctoberApril 1791

J Wood
J Wood Junr.