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1754
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To the Worshipfull his Majestys
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Sessions Assembled
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Shoemaker
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Humbly Sheweth
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That your Petr. on the
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first day of April
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which was in the year 1748
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did put himself Apprentice to the said
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for the Term of Seven years
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to learn of him the Art and Trade of a
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in the several Branches in
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the Womens way wherein he the said
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dealt and traded And in
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which said Art and Trade the said Joseph did by Indenture Covenant
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and Agree to Instruct your Petr. or cause him to be therein taught and
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Instructed and for which he received five pounds
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That your Petr. hath honestly and faithfully served his said
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Master for upwards of Six years of the said Term during all which time your
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Petr. hath wrought on black Leather Shoes or Pumps only
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hath hitherto totally neglected and
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refused to teach or Instruct your Petr. or cause him to be taught or Instructed
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in making Silk or Stuff Shoes which is the principal and only Branch of the
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Business of which your Petr. was in expectation of getting a Livelyhood at the
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expectation of his time
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That your Petr. is at present altogether Ignorant of the Best and
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most material Branch of the business of a Woman
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tho' now in
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the last year of his time and notwithstanding your Petr. hath in the most humble
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manner from time to time for six years last past requested and begged his said
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Master to teach or cause him to be taught and Instructed in the said Branch
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of making Silk and Stuff Shoes yet he hath always refused so to do
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That your Petr. being Apprehensive that he should be unable to get
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his Bread at the expiration of his time did on the
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first day of this Instant
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July
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humbly beg his said Master to Suffer him to work and be taught and Instructed
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in the last above mentioned Branch of Business Whereupon his said Master
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without any other Provocation fell upon and beat your Petr. in a cruel manner
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until the Blood gushed out of his Mouth at the same time Swearing he would
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not suffer your Petr. to work in any other Branch of the Business than he had
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already done or used words to that or the like effect.
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Your Petr. therefore most humbly prays for the Reasons above
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Set forth to be discharged from his said
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and
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Master and that the Indenture by which your Petr. was bound
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to his said Master may be Delivered up to be Cancelled and
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have Such other Relief as to your Worships shall Seem meet
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and inst
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And your Petr. (as in duty bound) shall
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ever pray
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