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1768.
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December
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to your Worship's Commands, and a careful decent and
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humane behaviour to the prisoners committed to his
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Charge and Custody.
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That your Petitioner has for upwards of 16 years
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served the Family of his Grace the Duke of
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in several offices of considerable Trust, in consequence
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whereof his character and behaviour is well Known to
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his Grace, and he hopes has been entirely satisfactory
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to him, which your pep. platters himself will be some
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Ground for induce your Worships to believe that he is not
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unqualified for the Trust he now intreats you to repose
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in him
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And your Petitioner shall ever pray Cd.
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Edwd. Hall
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Northumberland House
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5th. Novr. 1768
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Gentlemen
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As you have had the goodness to shew a great
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Regard to my former application to you, on behalf of the late
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Mr. Stoddart, by appointing him Keeper of
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clerkenwell
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Bridewell
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, which office is now again become vacant by his
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unfortunate death, I persuade myself you will on this
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occasion allow me to recommend to your favour the bearer
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Mr.
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, whose fidelity prudence, and good
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conduct, have for many years been well known to me,
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and who, I am convinced, if you shall be so obliging to
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appoint him to that Office, will Execute it to your
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satisfaction by a faithful and diligent discharge of his
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Duty. I am with the greatest Truth & Regard
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To the Woshipful
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Jno Hawkins
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.
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Chairman
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& the rest of His
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Maty's
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Justices of the peace
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for that of Middx.
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Gentleman
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Your Most obed. humble Servant
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Northumberland
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