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<p n="1450">To the Worshipful the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50813_occ259">Chairman & the Rest of<lb></lb>
the Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50813_geo648">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, in<lb></lb>
General Session assembled</p>
<p n="1451">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50813_n1451-1">Richard Armstrong</rs>
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<p n="1452"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner officiated as Messenger to the<lb></lb>
Commissioners under an Act of Parliament for Building a<lb></lb>
New Sessions House for this County, from the Passing the<lb></lb>
said Act till the Building Was finished, in the Whole<lb></lb>
Four Years, or thereabouts</p>
<p n="1453">That, during that Time, there were a great<lb></lb>
Number of Meetings of the Commissioners, for all which<lb></lb>
your Petitioner had Summons to deliver, at different<lb></lb>
Parts of the Town, Advertisements to insert in the different<lb></lb>
Newspapers, & Likewise constantly attended at every<lb></lb>
such Meeting to do whatever Should be required of him</p>
<p n="1454">That when Your Petitioner undertook the said Office<lb></lb>
he understood he was to have a Salary or Gratuity for<lb></lb>
the Same, but hath not as yet received any</p>
<p n="1455">Your Petitioner therefore humbly<lb></lb>
prays Your Worships would<lb></lb>
take the Matter into Consideration<lb></lb>
& allow such Recomponse as to<lb></lb>
Your Worships shall seem meet</p>
<p n="1456">And Your Petitioner (as in Duty<lb></lb>
bound)</p>
<p n="1457">Shall ever Pray, Etc.</p>
<p n="1458"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50813_n1458-1">Rd Armstrong</rs>
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