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<p n="301"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1765.<lb></lb>
May. 23d.</note>
By adjournment Thursday <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55605_date64">23d May 1765</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="302"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order of Session declaring<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ252">Treasurer</rs>
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ship vacant and<lb></lb>
to settle Account with<lb></lb>
Mr Higgs Executors}</note>
This Court being Informed that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-1">John Higgs</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_n302-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ253">Gentleman</rs>
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late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ254">Treasurer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of this County and also Treasurer or Receiver of the Rents of the Lands and.<lb></lb>
Tenements the Estate belonging to this County departed this life on or about<lb></lb>
the fourteenth day of this Instant May doth Declare the said Offices to be <lb></lb>
vacant and doll appoint <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-2">James Jefferson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo269">Chancery Lane</rs>
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in the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo270">Middlesex</rs>
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Gentleman County Treasurer and also Treasurer or Receiver <lb></lb>
of the said County rents in the room and Stead of the said Mr. Higgs untile<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ255">Treasurer</rs>
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and receiver shall be appointed according to the Rules and order<lb></lb>
of the sessions And this Court doth further order that it be and it is hereby<lb></lb>
Recommended and refered to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-3">Thomas Lane</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-4">Bartholemew Hammond</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-5">Benjamin Cowley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-6">Thomas Owens</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_n302-6" type="surname" value="Owens"></interp>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-7">John Brettell</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-8">John Hawkins</rs>
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William<lb></lb>
Godfey <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-9">John smart</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-10">John spencer</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ256">Colepeper</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-11">Elisha Biseve</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-12">Thomas Scott</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-13">William Timbrell</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-14">Robert Darling</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-15">Christopher Scott</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ257">Esqrs</rs>
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. and such other<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ258">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this County as shall please to be<lb></lb>
present or any two or more of them to meet together at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo271">Hicks Hall</rs>
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or some<lb></lb>
other convenient Place on some day before the next Session to take & examine<lb></lb>
the account of the Executor or legal representative of the said Mr. Higgs of all<lb></lb>
Monies received and paid by the said Mr. Higgs in his life time since his<lb></lb>
last account as such Treasurer and Receiver And in Case a Ballance<lb></lb>
shall be found due to the County Stock the same is to be paid over to the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n302-16">James Jefferson</rs>
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whose receipt together with the order shall be a<lb></lb>
Sufficient discharge to the said Representative and if the Ballance shall<lb></lb>
be found in favour of the Estate of the said Mr. Higgs then the said James.<lb></lb>
Jefferson is hereby authorized and required to pay the same to the said<lb></lb>
Representative out of the Proper Stock of this County taking a receipt<lb></lb>
for the same to be allowed in his first account as Treasurer or received<lb></lb>
And it is hereby further ordered that the said Representatives do<lb></lb>
forthwith deliver over to the said Justices who shall Examine the<lb></lb>
said Account or to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ259">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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of the said County or his<lb></lb>
Deputy all the Accounts and Vouchers and other Books Papers &<lb></lb>
writings belonging to this County and remaining in his Hands<lb></lb>
as <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ260">Treasurer</rs>
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or receiver as aforesaid at the time of his Decease And.<lb></lb>
the said Justices are desired to make their report of the matters aforesd.<lb></lb>
at the next Sessions on the County day of the same Sessions.</p>
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