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To the Right Worshipfull his Majesty's
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in their General Sessions Assembled
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She numble Petition of
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Thomas Stevens
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner became bound an
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by Indenture
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Second day September
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in the Year 1733
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for the Term of 7 Years to Johann Gabriel Robe of the Parish of
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Watch Chaser to learn his
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That your Petitioners Father gave with your said Petr. The time of
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£27: 6: to his said Mar. Johann Gabriel Robe And that your Petioners said
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Master is gone of & has been absent ever since the
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4th. of July last
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sd. Petr. has been informed by his Mistress the said
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Johann Gabriel Robe's
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Wife
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that your Petrs. said Master is gone to Bed in
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Pussia
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& Knows not when or ever his said
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Master will return
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That your Petitioner's said Mistress since the Absence of his sd. Master
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has lived a very disorderly life & has come home at all hours of the right & Morning
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with Men & hath frequently bred Quarrells so that the Watch has been Obliged to be
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Called
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That your Peticoner hath not been Employed in the Business of a
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Watch Chaser ever since the absence of his said Master but hath been Employed
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by his said Mistress in cleaning of the Nouse & Lighting of Fires there being
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only your Petitioner & his said Mistress in the said Bouse
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That your Petition's said Mistress Since the Absence of his sd Master
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has kept your Petitioner a close Prisoners & threatned that is he offered to go away
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for that he Should the Remainder of his time
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out with her & kept your Petitioner
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three days upon nothing but Bread &
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Cucumbers & would not permit your said Petitioner to go to any of his Friends
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and that your Petitioner has Several times wanted Victuals to Eat
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That your Petitioner said Fathers will undertake to bind out
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your Petitioner to some good Master of the same Business in Case your
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Petitioner shall be discharged from his said Master
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Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays (the
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premiss being considered) that your Worships would
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be pleased to Discharge your Petitioner from he said
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Apprentice
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ship to his said Master
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And your Petitioner as in Duty bound shall
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ever pray Etc.
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