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his Petition and Appeal setting forth That by Indenture of Apprenticeship
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bearing date the twenty sixth day of February one thousand seven
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hundred and seventy six one
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to the Petitioner to learn the Art of a Taylor for the
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term of seven years and that the Sum of ten pounds was paid to the
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Petitioner as an Apprentice for as by the said Indenture will more fully
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appear That the Petitioners said Apprentice has of late at four different
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times Eloped from the Petitioners Service and has since declared that he
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will not learn his Trade nor stay with the Petitioner and that while he does
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stay with the Petitioner he will do him all the Injury he can The
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Petitioner is Apprehensive that his said Apprentice from staying out of his
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House has contracted some bad companions and that from such connections
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it will be dangerous to suffer him to continue in his house any longer and
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praying relief Etc Now upon hearing the said Appeal in the presence and hearing
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and the said George Brigham and It appearing
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unto this Court that the substance of the said Petition is true It is ordered
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that the said
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be and he is hereby absolutely discharged from
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his said Apprentice In Testimony whereof we four of the Justices present
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in the said Session at the making the said Order of discharge as aforesaid
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Have hereunto set own hands and Seals the nineteenth day of September
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in the eighteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third
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King of Great Britain Etc and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
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hundred and seventy eight
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