April 1791

To His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in
their General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled

The Humble Petition of Joseph Wood< no role > the
Elder and Joseph Wood< no role > the Younger Contractors
of the Carpenters Work at the New House of
Correction now building in Cold Bath fields .

Sheweth,

That your Petitioners have done Work and supplied
Materials for the New House of Correction , Which do not come within
their Contract, That difficulties have arisen in settleing and
proportioning the Payment of the same owing as your Petitioners
are informed to the want of sufficient Authority in the Committee
whereby your Petitioners are much distress'd and injured.

Your Petitioners therefore humbly Pray the
Court to take their Case into consideration and
give them such Relief as their Case requires or
make such order as to the Court shall seem meet

And your Petitioners will ever Pray.

J Wood
J Wood Junr.

14th. April 1791.

And Mr Rogers the County Surveyor being Examined as to the Price
of the Oak supplied by the said Joseph Wood< no role > the Elder and Joseph
Wood the Younger Resolved that Three Shillings and ten pence
Foot is in the Opinion of the Court a proper and fair Price to be paid
for the same which Messrs. Woods having agreed to Accept.

Ordered that Mr Hinley the Treasurer of the Monies
received towards defraying the Expence of Building the said
House of Correction do pay the same after that Rate.