December 1786.

"To His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County
of Middlesex in their General Session of the Peace held in and for the said
County in the Month of December 1786 assembled.

The Report of the Committee appointed to
Examine into the Irregularities that happened
at Highgate in the passing of Vagrants.

The Said Committee Report

That in pursuance of the Order of Reference to
them made they caused the Governor of the House of Correction at Clerkenwell
and Mr Adams the Contractor for conveying Vagrants in through and out of this
County and Jonathan Satchell< no role > (his Man) to come before them and upon
Investigating the matter to them referred it appeared to your Committee
(particularly upon the Examination of Satchell) that Elizabeth Disson< no role > one of the
Vagrant s was taken and conveyed by him under the directions of Mr. Adams
his Master in the usual manner to South Mimms in Herts in her Way to Kington
upon Avon in the County of Warwick and that he duly delivered her to Mr.
Prentice the Contractor for conveying Vagrants for that County and took a
proper Receipt for her upon the back of the Order for her Conveyance and that
he had duly verified the same upon Oath - That he never saw her from that
time to the present and knows not what has become of her.

Your Committee further Report that in respect to Bryan
Cassidy (the other Vagrant) It appeared upon the Examination of the said Jonathan
Satchell< no role > that he received him from the House of Correction at Clerkenwell on or about
the 19th. day of September last and conveyed him with several other Vagrants as far
as Barnet in this County at which place he had a Woman to deliver to the
Overseers under a Pass, that a Dispute arising among the Overseers of the said
Parish respecting the Settlement of the said Woman he Satchell was unavoidably
detained about Ten Minutes on that Account during which time the said Bryan
Cassidy took the opportunity of running away he bieng a Stout Man and seemingly
in good health That the said Satchell having nine or ten other Vagrants in his
Cart to convey on to South Mimms he was afraid to pursue the said Cassidy, least
any or all of the other Vagrants should make their escape, and which was the
true cause and manner of Cassidys Escape And that he did not directly or
indirectly take any Money or other Consideration for suffering the said
Cassidy to Escape

All which the Committee Submit Etc
W BleamireN Conant
Edwd. Webster< no role > J Girdler.