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The humble Petition
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John
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Parish of
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Saint Giles in the fields
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but now a Prisoner
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in the Kings Bench Prison
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That by Indenture bearing Date on or about the 27th.
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day of August 1783 your Petitioner did put himself Apprentice
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John Whitehouse
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who then lived at
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in the
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County of Stafford for the Term of 7 Years to learn the Art of a
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Plater and Coach founder And the said
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John Whitehouse
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(for and
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in Consideration of the Sum of £10. Premium given him with your
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Petitioner and of the further sum of £8. paid to him by your
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Queen Street
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7 Dials Plater and
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Coach Founder) did
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Covenant to teach and
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Instruct or cause to be Taught and Instructed your Petitioner in the said
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Art or Aystery of a
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in the best Way and
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Manner that he could and by a subsequent Agreement Covenanted to find him competent Cloaths Sheat
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Drink Lodging and all other Necessaries fit for an Apprentice
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That the said
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John Whitehouse
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continued in Staffordshire
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about 4 Years when he removed to London and carried on his
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aforesaid untill about the month of
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June last when being much in Debt he was Arrested and soon
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afterwards was rendered to the
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in discharge of
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his Bail where he has remained ever since and some ago a Commission
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of Bankrupt was awarded and issued against him and he was
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thereupon declared a Bankrupt,
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