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<p n="557"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1768.<lb></lb>
December</note>
to your Worship's Commands, and a careful decent and<lb></lb>
humane behaviour to the prisoners committed to his<lb></lb>
Charge and Custody.</p>
<p n="558">That your Petitioner has for upwards of 16 years<lb></lb>
served the Family of his Grace the Duke of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo483">Northumberland</rs>
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in several offices of considerable Trust, in consequence<lb></lb>
whereof his character and behaviour is well Known to<lb></lb>
his Grace, and he hopes has been entirely satisfactory<lb></lb>
to him, which your pep. platters himself will be some<lb></lb>
Ground for induce your Worships to believe that he is not <lb></lb>
unqualified for the Trust he now intreats you to repose<lb></lb>
in him</p>
<p n="559">And your Petitioner shall ever pray Cd.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n559-1">Edwd. Hall</rs>
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</p>
<p n="560"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo484">Northumberland House</rs>
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5th. Novr. 1768<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin">Gentlemen</note>
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<p n="561">As you have had the goodness to shew a great <lb></lb>
Regard to my former application to you, on behalf of the late <lb></lb>
Mr. Stoddart, by appointing him Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo485">clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo486">Bridewell</rs>
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, which office is now again become vacant by his <lb></lb>
unfortunate death, I persuade myself you will on this <lb></lb>
occasion allow me to recommend to your favour the bearer<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n561-1">Edward Hall</rs>
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, whose fidelity prudence, and good<lb></lb>
conduct, have for many years been well known to me,<lb></lb>
and who, I am convinced, if you shall be so obliging to<lb></lb>
appoint him to that Office, will Execute it to your<lb></lb>
satisfaction by a faithful and diligent discharge of his<lb></lb>
Duty. I am with the greatest Truth & Regard</p>
<p n="562">To the Woshipful <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n562-1">Jno Hawkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ548">Esq</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ549">Chairman</rs>
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& the rest of His<lb></lb>
Maty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ550">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for that of Middx.</p>
<p n="563"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ551">Gentleman</rs>
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<p n="564">Your Most obed. humble Servant<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo487">Northumberland</rs>
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