January 1783

Your Petitioner begs leave to assure Your Worships that
if he should be so happy to be thought deserving of Your Worships
Favour and be appointed he will to the utmost of his abilities by a
faithful, diligent and humane discharge of the Duties of the Office
endeavour to deserve the confidence reposed in him

Your Petitioner therefore most humbly sole
to be appointed to the said Office and shall as
Duty bound ever pray Etc

John Harwood< no role > .

Petition of Mr. John
Walford< no role > to be appd.
Governor of the House
of Correction at Clerkenwell }

To The Worshipful William Mainwaring< no role > Esquire
Chairman; and the others of His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middx Assembled at their General Quarter Sessions of the [..]
held on and for the said County the 16th. day of January 1783

May it Please Your Worships

I most humbly begg Leave to be permitted to offer myself a
Candidate to be appointed Governour of the House of Correction at
Clerkenwell on the place of Mr James Crozier< no role > Resigned.

My having been in the Commission of the Peace for this
County upwards of twelve Years & I flatter myself acted therein with
reputation emboldens me to offer my self a Candidate for the above Offi [..]
as it may be presumed I must have a competent knowledge of all the La [..]
Orders Rules and Regulations that may be necessary for the well
Governing & Managing the same.

If this my Application should prove successful I do pledge
myself that it will ever be my constant care & study to see that all Order Rules
& Regulations that are or may be made for the well Ordering & Governing
thereof to be strictly enforced and obey'd & every duty of the Office Executed
with the greatest diligence and care & at the same time act with human
to the unhappy objects committed to my Care & Charge.

Andam,
Your Worships
Most obedient humble Servant
John Walford< no role > :

Constitution Row Grays Inn Lane
Road Jany. 10th. 1783}