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January 1795

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Power to send the Pampers there and therefore could and them to no other
place than the Paupers Man [..] Settlement, they Inn'st that the Paupers
Husband Settlement might as well have been in North America as
North Britain they had no more Poor to send he Paupers to the one place
than the other How far this [..] ment will hold good we will not Venture
to determine but this seems to be the material question between no parties
& whether it has ever been settled on Appeal or otherwise we know not but
it seem clear tha Vagrants may be to frequently have been sent to Scotland
& the method if sending them there is settled by act & Parliament of 17 G. 2 & pointed out i Burn, &
Vagrants may be sent to Scotland, why not paupers of any other description
it seem very abruzd to say that a comor Vagrant may be sent to Scotland &
yet no Pauper or other Poor can be sent there, however this Question must
be determined by the Court & we shall give the following proof of this Scotel
Settlement.

Proofs for the Appellts.

The Respondts. have given the Appellts. Not to produce
the Pauper which they intend to do and upon her Cross.
Examinacor it will Apper Whether her Maiden Settlem
in realy in St. George parish and it it is Firm To
prove That this Witness in a near Relation of the Paupers
Husband Knew his well when a Child And says that
he was born in the Parish of Dothall in Stroth pay in
the County of Inverness in Scotland -That he went into
the Army at 1 & ye. Age & never gained carry Subsequent
Settlement to his Knowledge a Belief-Call-}
Duncan Grant< no role >




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