The humble petion of Your
Poor Prisoner James Hughes< no role >
Now Living in new Prison

Honerable

Sir now my time is almost
expired and I have suffered very
much and was next to Loosing my
Life by ilness and as I understand
my feis are more than is in my power
to may and my Wife and Child in dange
of Perishing for want as every thing
wee both had is sold and presoned and
nothing Left to releive us as I have
not earned one Shiling since I was
Confined noe my Wife and if I am
Detained Imust actually Jamish
for want and all Lies in your honourable
brest to sett me at Liberty to Shiwe [..]
To relieve myself in so doing your
Poor Petioner in duty bound will
for ever pray

James Hughes< no role >