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Gentillmen
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the Humble person of prissilla parp
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presumes to give you an acount
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I have bin Very ill A long time
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which forced mee to borrow
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Mony apron my Cloths to the
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Valiew of tenn shillings to keep
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mee from searving to Death and
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my Eye
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sight is soe bad that
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of Cannot Lee to doe any fine work
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and for Corse I cannot abt present
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gett any to doe Soe that my
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Condition it very deplorable of
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being forced to pay one Shilling
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A week one of my poor Pension
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and soe have but one to Line upon
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till some mony of one is one
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your petioner humble prays you
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to takes my Missarable Case into
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your Charitable Consideration and
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Grand mee tenn Shillings to gett
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my Cloths to keep mee warm
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and of hope I shall never trouble
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you again in the Lisex manner
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for Chings Sales denie mee not
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this one Request and your
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Petitioner of in duty bound
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shall Ever pray
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