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Worshipfull his Majestys
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the City and Liberty of Westmr: Assembled in their
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General Quarter Session
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The Humble Petition of
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Jonathan Sills
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to Samuel
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Evans of the
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Westmr.
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That your petitioner was bound by Indenture dated the 19th. day of
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September 1744 an
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Samuel Evans
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for the Term of Seven
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the Art and Mistery of Sadler for which the sd
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Samuel Evans
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had
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of your Petitioner Father the Sum of Ten pounds for
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teach & Instruct your petitioner the said vit & Mistery
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That your petitioner has lived with the said
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Samuel Evans
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three Yeares
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Samuel Evans
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has not taught or Instructed your said
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to maker a Sadle or to perform any New Work in and about the same
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has not had for the time that your said
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as lived with him any Business to Teach and Instruct your said
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in the Mastery of a Sadler but has only had Employ of Mending up old
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is only in the Butching Way
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your petitioner will be deperived of Learning the
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sadler or knowing anything of the Business which will
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petitioner from Getting his Bread
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And your petitioner Says that if the sd
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had any Employ
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of Sadler to Learn and Instruct your petitioner that the said
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Evans is Sold one or even at home that your petitioner some days
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more than a Quarter of an hour for that he the sd Samuel
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from home most Dayes and does not come home untill
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which in his Geveral Life to the Great Surprise of most
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knows him & in what manner he gets his Livelyhood
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Your Petitioner humbly prays your Worships
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to discharge your petitioner from his said
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Samuel Evans
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And that the Sum of Ten Pounds may be paid
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to your said
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petitioner
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And Your Petitioner in duty bound shall ever pray Etc
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Jonan Sills
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