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<p n="1035">To Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50685_n1035-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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From His humble Petitioner <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50685_n1035-2">Samuel Stockewell</rs>
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<p n="1036">Sheweth that about sueweeke ago as your Petitioner<lb></lb>
was comeing home I Haponed to See this Peice<lb></lb>
of Chain lying in the Conn on field in the Kings<lb></lb>
Highway Which I picked up thinking no Harm<lb></lb>
as aney Man Elve Might Have Dence I look<lb></lb>
upon aney thing foundon the Kings Highway<lb></lb>
To Bepee for oney Person Comeing, by to pick up<lb></lb>
Had I Known the Chain Had Been the prosecutor<lb></lb>
property or aney others Gentlemans I should Have<lb></lb>
Carried the Same Home But Not Knowing the<lb></lb>
Owner and finding the Same on <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50685_geo944">the Common</rs>
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I Gold<del>feed</del>
<lb></lb>
I thought the Chain was Might therefore I should<lb></lb>
the same to a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50685_occ263">Blacksmith</rs>
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in the Town for Nine<lb></lb>
pence which J think was the full Value of the some<lb></lb>
your petitioner in a poor Men has a wife and small<lb></lb>
Children which all mast Starving and have No<lb></lb>
friend But your worship and the Gentlemen of<lb></lb>
the Jeury which I hope nor Do I Doubt will Do me<lb></lb>
Justice From yr. Humble petitioner</p>
<p n="1037"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50685_n1037-1">Samuel Stockwell</rs>
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