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To the Worshipfull
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William Mainwaring
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the rest of His Majestys
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Justices of the peace
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for the
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County of Middlesex
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their General Session of the Peace Assembled
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The Humble Petition of
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Turnkey
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Clerkenwell Bridewell
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Most Humbly Sheweth
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That your Petitioner was appointed Turnkey of the said Prison the 27th day of Janry. 1782
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that there is a room over the Lodge in the said prison for the Residence of the Turnkey but on
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account of the great number of Debtors and others confined in the said prison it was
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occupied by them untill the 17th. of December Last at which time the Government Informed your
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petitioner that he might Occupy that Room as other Turnkeys had some
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That at the time your petitioner took possession of the said room the Plaistering was broke to pieces
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the Mantle piece destroyed the door Split to pieces the Hearth demolished, and otherwise greatly
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out of repair that your Petitioner immediately caused the same to be repaired at the Following
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Expense Vizt. To Mr. Field for Carpenters Work the sum of £ 1:4:5¼ To Messrs. Bromwick &
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Co. for paper £ 1:2.0. To Mr. Braine for a New Hearth £ 0:11:10. To Mr.
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Taylor
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for paint
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£0.14: 0 To a Man for Painting Plaistering etc. £ 0.10.6 Making in the Whole the
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sum of Four Pounds Two Shillings and Nine pence Farthing as will appear by the
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Receipts in your Petitioners Possession That the soon was not Finished and John Cited
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by Your Petitioner until the 20th. of January Last and your Petitioner was discharged
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from his said Employ on the 27th of the same Month
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Your Petitioner Therefore in Consideration of the Shortness of the time he had possession
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of the said room Most Humbly Prays That your Worships will take his case into
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Consideration and grant him the Moneys so by him Expended as aforesaid or Grant
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him such other Relief as to Your Worships shall seem Meet
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And Your Petitioner as in duty bound will Ever Pray
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