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To the Worshipfull
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William Mainwaring
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and the Rest of the Worshipfull Justices's of the
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Peace now Sitting at
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The Humble Petition of
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Most Humbly Sheweth
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That your book Petitioner was in
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Sept Sessions Last Indicted for making an Assault
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of
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Samuel Whitehead
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and that & your
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Poor Petitioner yesterday Settled the Affair and Obtain'd a
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General Release from the Said
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Sarah Whitehead
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& your
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Poor Petitioner hath Apply'd to the
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Clerk of the Peace
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in
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Order to Withdraw her Recognizance and Obtain, her
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Discharge from the said Indictment but had not money
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Enough your Poor Petitioner being in Very Low Circumstance
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being Oblig'd to Pawn my things to Qaire What Like I
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have got being Half a Guinea & am how Town Lying
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& my Husband been Gone to sea this Six Months & nobody
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Your Poor Petitioner
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therefore Humbly Prays that you ll take her Case
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into your Consideration & Release her for that Sum
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for Which your Poor Petitioner Will as
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Octr 16th 1781
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in Duty Bound
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Ever Pray
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