To the Worshipfull His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the City and Liberty of
Westminster in the County of Middlesex in their Christmas Quarter Session Assembled

The Humble Petition of George Smith< no role > Governor or Master of the
House of Correction at Tothill Fields .

Sheweth

That your Petitioner was by an Order of the General Quarter Session of the
Peace for the said City and Liberty appointed by your Worships to the keeping
of the said House of Correction

That the Sum of Fifty pounds Per Annum has been constantly received by
your Petitioners predecessors from the several Parishes in the said City and
Liberty until the Act of Parliament made in the Twelfth year of the Reign of
His late Majesty King George the Second Intituled an Act for the more Easy
Assessing Collecting and levying of County rates Whereby it was among
other things Enacted that the Justices of the Peace for the said City and Liberty
shall have the full power to Appoint the Governor or Master of the said
House of Correction who should have the like Sum of Money yearly as had
been accustomed for and towards the support and maintenance of the
Prisoners in his Custody who should be sick and unable to Work not
Exceeding the then Allowance of Fifty pounds by the year And the Treasurer
of the County of Middlesex is required to Obey all Orders which shall be
made by the Justices of the Peace of the said City and Liberty or the greater
part of them Assembled in their General Quarter Session, for the payment
of any Sum or Sums of Money for the Allowance Allotted to such Governor
or Master of the said House of Correction .

That there hath not been any Sum Allowed or Allotted for the Support
or Maintenance of such poor Prisoners (Except the Allowances from
Hicks Hall ) since Midsummer last And that there is now due for the
same to Christmas last the Sum of Twenty and Five pounds

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays your Worships
to Order Mr. Jefferson the Treasurer of the County of Middlesex
to pay to your Petitioner the said Sum of Twenty and Five
pounds for the purposes aforesaid.

And your Petitioner shall ever pray Etc

G Smith