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From His humble Petitioner
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Samuel Stockewell
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Sheweth that about sueweeke ago as your Petitioner
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was comeing home I Haponed to See this Peice
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of Chain lying in the Conn on field in the Kings
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Highway Which I picked up thinking no Harm
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as aney Man Elve Might Have Dence I look
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upon aney thing foundon the Kings Highway
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To Bepee for oney Person Comeing, by to pick up
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Had I Known the Chain Had Been the prosecutor
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property or aney others Gentlemans I should Have
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Carried the Same Home But Not Knowing the
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I thought the Chain was Might therefore I should
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in the Town for Nine
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pence which J think was the full Value of the some
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your petitioner in a poor Men has a wife and small
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Children which all mast Starving and have No
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friend But your worship and the Gentlemen of
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the Jeury which I hope nor Do I Doubt will Do me
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Justice From yr. Humble petitioner
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