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<p n="2474"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">January 1783</note>
Your Petitioner begs leave to assure Your Worships that<lb></lb>
if he should be so happy to be thought deserving of Your Worships<lb></lb>
Favour and be appointed he will to the utmost of his abilities by a<lb></lb>
faithful, diligent and humane discharge of the Duties of the Office<lb></lb>
endeavour to deserve the confidence reposed in him</p>
<p n="2475">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly sole<lb></lb>
to be appointed to the said Office and shall as<lb></lb>
Duty bound ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="2476"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2476-1">John Harwood</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="2477"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Petition of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2477-1">John<lb></lb>
Walford</rs>
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to be appd.<lb></lb>
Governor of the House<lb></lb>
of Correction at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2040">Clerkenwell</rs>
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To The Worshipful <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2477-2">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1016">Esquire</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Chairman; and the others of His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1017">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
County of Middx Assembled at their General Quarter Sessions of the <obscured></obscured>
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held on and for the said County the 16th. day of January 1783</p>
<p n="2478">May it Please Your Worships</p>
<p n="2479">I most humbly begg Leave to be permitted to offer myself a<lb></lb>
Candidate to be appointed <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1018">Governour</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2041">House of Correction</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2042">Clerkenwell</rs>
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on the place of Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2479-1">James Crozier</rs>
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Resigned.</p>
<p n="2480">My having been <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1019">in the Commission of the Peace</rs>
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for this<lb></lb>
County upwards of twelve Years & I flatter myself acted therein with<lb></lb>
reputation emboldens me to offer my self a Candidate for the above Offi<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
as it may be presumed I must have a competent knowledge of all the La<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Orders Rules and Regulations that may be necessary for the well<lb></lb>
Governing & Managing the same.</p>
<p n="2481">If this my Application should prove successful I do pledge<lb></lb>
myself that it will ever be my constant care & study to see that all Order Rules<lb></lb>
& Regulations that are or may be made for the well Ordering & Governing<lb></lb>
thereof to be strictly enforced and obey'd & every duty of the Office Executed<lb></lb>
with the greatest diligence and care & at the same time act with human<lb></lb>
to the unhappy objects committed to my Care & Charge.</p>
<p n="2482">Andam,<lb></lb>
Your Worships<lb></lb>
Most obedient humble Servant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2482-2">John Walford</rs>
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:</p>
<p n="2483">Constitution Row <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2043">Grays Inn Lane</rs>
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Road Jany. 10th. 1783}</p>
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