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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Newprison thursday morning
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Worthy Sir
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I hope you will be pleased to Excuse me In takeing
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this freedom to trouble you Butt it Is my Great necessity
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that Leads me to it and i make bold to Lett you know
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that I am An Unfortunate man that was putt Into
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Newprison three months Agoe
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was the
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prosecutor this Is worthy Sir to Sett you know I have
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Laid one the Bare Boards all the time in a very
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mean and Low Condition Being almost Lost for
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want of Sustinance what Is worse I have a wife
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and Child in the Like Condition Being in no way
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of Getting of Bread Butt By my hand Labour So
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that Sir i humbly hope your will be pleased to
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take my misserable Case into your Consideration
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is one time In Standing my friend Concerning
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the Court fees it Being intirely out of my power
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to pay them and in your Looking one me with
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an Eye of pity I shall in the humblest manner
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Be In duty Ever bound to pray Sir I Subscribe
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my Self your humble Unfortunate petitioner
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