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February 1783
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had died on the Pass Cart some little time age in her conveyance to
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and that there had been great want of attention to wards a
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Vagrant who had been brought from
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in a most
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deplorable State labouring under a Mortification in his feet It is
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Ordered that these matters be further considered on the adjournment
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day and that in the mean time Mr. Adams ana all Prisons concerned
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have notice hereof:
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Mr: Chairman's Report
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respg: Ground belonging
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to the County in Lease
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to the people called
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Quakers and also other
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Ground adjoining}
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Mr. Chairman Reported that he had not been able
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since the last Session to obtain from the Trustees of the Quakers
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any further Information respecting the Ground in Lease to them form the
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adjoining to the Garden or Ground belonging to the
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but that he was informed there was
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ece of Ground adjoining to other part of the said Garden or Ground
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belonging to the said
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which might be procured
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for the purpose of enlarging the same Which Ground might be had
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for a term ofYears or longer at the Yearly Rent of £30 before the
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Expiration of which term ofYears the Ground and Premises let by
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Justices to the Body of Quakers would fall into the hands of of the
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Justices. Whereupon a Motion was made that the farther consider
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of this matter be postponed to the adjournment day which being agreed to
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It is recommended to His Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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now here present
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to view in the mean time the said piece of Grounds
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The Prisoners in the
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not kept to paid Labour
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as by law they ought} The Chairman also reported that notwithstanding
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the Debtors who had for some time been confined on the
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had been removed from that prison the prisoners thereon had
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not been kept to hard labour as by Law they ought that a small Quant
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of Oakum had been picked by the Women but that the Men had not
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employed; nor was the picking Oakum the only kind of Labour in
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which they ought to be employed Whereupon a Motion was made
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that the further consideration of this matter be postponed to the adjournment
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day and the same was agreed to:
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