To the Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the City & Liberty of Westmr .
in their General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled

The humble petition of Samuel Attersoll< no role > Keeper
of the House of Correction at Tothill Fields

Sheweth

That your Petitioner was at the General Quarter Session of the peace
held for the City & Liberty of Westmr . on the 7th. Day of October 1741 chosen
and appointed by your Worships Master or Governor of the House of Correction
at Tothill Fields

That a Salary of fifty Pounds P Ann. has been
constantly received from the several Parishes within the said City & Liberty of
Westmr . by your petitioners predecessors until the statute made in the twelfth
year of the reign of his Present Majesty Intituled An Act for the more easy
assessing collecting & levying of County Rates Whereby it is enacted that the
Justices of the peace for the said City and Liberty shall have full power to appoint
the Governor or Master of the House of Correction within the said City & Liberty
who shall have the sum of money Yearly as hath been accustomed for & towards
the support and maintenance of the prisoners in his Custody Etc. not exceeding
Fifty pounds by the year and Directs the Treasurer or Treasurers of the County of
Middx to obey all orders which shall be made by the sd. Justices of the peace for
the said Liberty or the greater Part of them assembled in their general quarter
session for the payment of any sum at sums of money for the allowance allotted to such
Governor or Master of the House of Correction

That there is due to your Petitioner twenty five pounds for half a Years
Salary from Michaelmas Day last past to Lady day last past.

Your petitioner therefore humbly prays your
Worships to order Mr. John Higgs< no role > Treasurer
of the County of Middx to pay your petitioner
the said sum of twenty five pounds

And your petr. shall ever pray Etc.

Saml. Attersoll< no role >