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bureau and petitioner desires him to purpose his petition which has been done and the same having been read over to him  as far as he is able to judge he believs to be a truthful recital of what took place and [[strikethrough]] I [[/strikethough]] approves and adopts the same.

Your petitioner prays that you will obtain him the redress to which he may be lawfully entitled &c in the mode which to you may seem best.

And your petitioner will evr pray
Washington Bobbett 
by his Attorney
Ben: A Savenda [[Lavender?]]

† Note. It is proper to say that the residences of Washington Bobbett's former master and of Nath^l Nicholson is in Warren County but near the dividing line between it & Halifax County & that Washingtons residence now is in Halifax Co near the same line & that for years before & since the war he has not lived out of the same neighborhood. This was not however made to appear to the court.