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<p n="1291">April 1798.</p>
<p n="1292"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n1292-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ454">Esquire</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Chairman laid before the Court a Letter from<lb></lb>
His Grace the Duke of Portland inclosing a<lb></lb>
Letter from <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n1292-2">Evan Nepean</rs>
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Esquire Secretary to the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1008">Admiralty</rs>
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which were Read as follows Vizt.</p>
<p n="1293">"<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1009">Whitehall</rs>
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, 14th. April 1798.</p>
<p n="1294">"Sir</p>
<p n="1295">"I send you inclosed the Copy<lb></lb>
"if a Letter together with its Inclosure from Mr..<lb></lb>
"Nepean to Mr.. Wickham relating to the Escape<lb></lb>
"of the Mutineers from the House of Correction of<lb></lb>
"the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1010">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, and expressing the<lb></lb>
"Opinion of the Lords Commissioners of the<lb></lb>
"<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1011">Admiralty</rs>
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that great blame is to be attributed<lb></lb>
"to the Person or Persons who were Charged with<lb></lb>
"the Custody of these Prisoners, I have at the<lb></lb>
"same time to request that you will Communi-<lb></lb>
"-cate to the Magistrates who are now assembled<lb></lb>
"with you my desire that they would direct<lb></lb>
"the most diligent enquiry in their power to be<lb></lb>
"made into the Conduct of the Keeper of that<lb></lb>
"Prison, and his assistants on this Occasion<lb></lb>
"and that they will Report to me the result of<lb></lb>
"their Enquiry as soon as possible</p>
<p n="1296">"I am<lb></lb>
"Sir<lb></lb>
"Your most Obedient<lb></lb>
"humble Servant.<lb></lb>
"Portland."</p>
<p n="1297">"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n1297-1">Willm.. Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ455">Esqr</rs>
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. M. P."<lb></lb>
"<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ456">Chairman</rs>
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of the Quarter Sessions"<lb></lb>
"for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1012">County of Middlesex</rs>
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".</p>
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