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To the Worshipful
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John Hawkins
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in their General
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Quarter Sessions (by adjournment) Assembled
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That your Petitioners Daughter
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was on the second day of May last unhappyly found guilty
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of making an Assault on
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Harriot Littleford
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by throwing some
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red Paint on the Face of them the said
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Sarah Carr
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which your Petitioners said Daughter was sentenced to be
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imprisoned for Nine Weeks; four Weeks whereof and More
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are now expired
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That your Petitioners unfortunate Daughter hath
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ever since her said imprisonment been extreamly Ill of a
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Fever and violent Eruption all over her Body in as much
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as the
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that attended her hath given your Petr. to
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understand that it is out of his Power to perfect a Cure of Your
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Petrs. Daughter white she remains to Closely confined in Prison
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Wherefore Your Petr. humbly conceives that her Daughters
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Life is in iminent Danger.
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Your Petr. therefore most humbly prays
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Your Worships that you wou'd be pleased to
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take this Matter into your consideration
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and that your Worships wou'd be pleased to
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release your Petrs. said Unfortunate Daughter
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And Your Petr. as in duty bound shall
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ever Pray Etc.
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