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Pamphlets printed for use by Company members and officials; contains details of all Company charities, consisting of benefactions of Beale Blackwell, William Bowyer, Theophilus Cater, John Clarke, James Compton, Jonas Davis [and Reverend and Mrs C A Barlow], Charles Dilly, Alderman James Figgins, Thomas Guy, Catherine Hamblin, Luke Hansard [two benefactions], Richard Johnson, Joseph Johnson Miles, John Nichols and John Bowyer Nichols, Andrew Strahan [two benefactions], William Strahan, Charles Whittingham, Beata Wilkins and Thomas Wright, and the Company's stock pensions.

Front cover of first copy of pamphlet has the inscription 'Master or Chairman'.

Front cover of second copy of pamphlet has the inscriptions 'Warden' [crossed out] and 'Clerk'; content of pamphlet contains manuscript annotations and corrections.

Petition of William Penman to the House of Lords.

Printed petition of George Bothwick to become the Company's porter, 28 February 1787, with six manuscript signatures recommending him.

By William Clarke

By Robert Horsfield

The petition of Charles Sinclear to be translated to the Girdlers' Company. With accompanying notes on fines and fees charged by other companies on translation.

Petition of Benjamin Harris to the Company. Notes that the Company had lately seized sheets of English Liberties from his house, which he claims to have only been selling as wast paper. Asks that his wast paper be damasked for the use of the poor.

Petition of Mary Ann Booth for aid following the death of her husband on 19 March 1850. George Booth, deceased, had been a recipient of a pension from the Company. Mary Ann, aged 63 with a dislocated hand and wrist, asks that the pension payment due her husband is afforded to her 'in consideration of my helplessness'.

Petition of printers John Mayo, Symond Hinch and John Palmer to the Company, with attached particulars of items they had purchased to enable them to undertake work in the event of unemployment; the petition requests the return of the items or compensation for the costs.

Petition of Sarah Smith for aid from the Company. She notes that business is poor, her eyesight is failing, and she is 65 years old. [undated]