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January 1783
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Your Petitioner begs leave to assure Your Worships that
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if he should be so happy to be thought deserving of Your Worships
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Favour and be appointed he will to the utmost of his abilities by a
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faithful, diligent and humane discharge of the Duties of the Office
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endeavour to deserve the confidence reposed in him
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Your Petitioner therefore most humbly sole
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to be appointed to the said Office and shall as
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Duty bound ever pray Etc
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John Harwood
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Petition of Mr.
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John
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Walford
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to be appd.
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Governor of the House
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of Correction at
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To The Worshipful
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William Mainwaring
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Chairman; and the others of His Majestys
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for the
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County of Middx Assembled at their General Quarter Sessions of the
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held on and for the said County the 16th. day of January 1783
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May it Please Your Worships
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I most humbly begg Leave to be permitted to offer myself a
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Candidate to be appointed
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of the
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on the place of Mr
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James Crozier
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Resigned.
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My having been
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in the Commission of the Peace
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for this
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County upwards of twelve Years & I flatter myself acted therein with
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reputation emboldens me to offer my self a Candidate for the above Offi
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as it may be presumed I must have a competent knowledge of all the La
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Orders Rules and Regulations that may be necessary for the well
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Governing & Managing the same.
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If this my Application should prove successful I do pledge
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myself that it will ever be my constant care & study to see that all Order Rules
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& Regulations that are or may be made for the well Ordering & Governing
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thereof to be strictly enforced and obey'd & every duty of the Office Executed
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with the greatest diligence and care & at the same time act with human
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to the unhappy objects committed to my Care & Charge.
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Andam,
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Your Worships
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Most obedient humble Servant
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Constitution Row
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Road Jany. 10th. 1783}
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