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The Debtors on the common side being in expectation
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of having the honour of seeing you yesterday they accordingly
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chose a comittee of four to lay before you part of the grievances
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they suffer, their disapointment was attributed to the
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multiplicity of business you are necessarily engaged in,
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the enclosed state of our situation is what was unanimously
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agreed to by the 20 Debtors lockd up at Nights in one Room
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which are only instructions to the comittee to lay before you
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personably our uncomfortable situation, but not having
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that opportunity we have taken the liberty of sending
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them to you,
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We find Mr. Hall waite on you yesterday which
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probably was the occation of such disapointment, we
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apprehend Mr. Halls Idias & ours differs exceedingly, and
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from the Nature of the place any temporary conveniences
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he means to make well answer little or no purpose
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The number of Prisoners always expected in the beginning
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of the Terms will add to our calamities
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A report prevails in the prison we are to be Kept here
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all the Winter, which of us will survive it God only knows
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but are afraid it will be but few, Human Nature can been
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hardsheps to a certain degree & no more. a
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feeling humanity we beg have to recommend this to your
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serious consideration, and also to submit it to your
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superior judgments whether the lifes of his Majestys
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