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April 1791
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To His Majestys
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their General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled
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The Humble Petition of
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the Younger Contractors
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of the Carpenters Work at the New House of
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Correction now building in
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Sheweth,
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That your Petitioners have done Work and supplied
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Materials for the
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, Which do not come within
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their Contract, That difficulties have arisen in settleing and
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proportioning the Payment of the same owing as your Petitioners
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are informed to the want of sufficient Authority in the Committee
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whereby your Petitioners are much distress'd and injured.
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Your Petitioners therefore humbly Pray the
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Court to take their Case into consideration and
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give them such Relief as their Case requires or
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make such order as to the Court shall seem meet
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And your Petitioners will ever Pray.
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J Wood
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J Wood Junr.
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14th. April 1791.
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And Mr Rogers the County Surveyor being Examined as to the Price
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of the Oak supplied by the said
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and Joseph
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Wood the Younger Resolved that Three Shillings and ten pence
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Foot is in the Opinion of the Court a proper and fair Price to be paid
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for the same which Messrs. Woods having agreed to Accept.
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Ordered that Mr Hinley the
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of the Monies
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received towards defraying the Expence of Building the said
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do pay the same after that Rate.
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