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<p n="476"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50745_geo516">Hicks Hall</rs>
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10th. Sepr. 1781</p>
<p n="477">Sir</p>
<p n="478">Having laid before His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50745_occ146">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50745_geo517">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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in their Session of the peace now assembled the Letter which<lb></lb>
I this day had the honour of receiving from you concerning the notice which<lb></lb>
the Secretary at War hath given to you that in conformity to the direction<lb></lb>
given to the Secretary at War by the 8th. of Geo: the 2d. Chap 30 with<lb></lb>
respect to the absence of Troops from places where Elections are held he<lb></lb>
has been under the necessity of issuing Orders for withdrawing the<lb></lb>
Parties on duly at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50745_geo518">New Prison</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50745_geo519">Bridewell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50745_geo520">Clerkenwell</rs>
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one<lb></lb>
day at the least previous to the ensuing Election for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50745_geo521">City of<lb></lb>
London</rs>
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I have it in charge to acquaint you that it is the opinion<lb></lb>
that the persons<del>as</del>
employed as assistants by the Keepers to take<lb></lb>
care of the said Prisons considering the number of Sheriffs prisoners<lb></lb>
for Debt and the Capital convicts now Secured in the said prisons<lb></lb>
will not be sufficient to guard the prisons and prevent a General<lb></lb>
Escape were it to be attempted when the Soldiers now doing duty<lb></lb>
there shall be removed and therefore refer it to your to take such<lb></lb>
Steps as to you shall seem necessary and proper</p>
<p n="479">I am<lb></lb>
Sir<lb></lb>
Your most obedience<lb></lb>
humble Servt.<lb></lb>
W M</p>
<p n="480"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50745_occ147">Sheriffs of London</rs>
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& <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50745_geo522">Middlesex</rs>
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