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July 1776
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Colonies or Plantations an Overseer to take the management
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and direction of such Male Persons as by virtue of and pur
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to the said Statute shall at any Session of Oyer and Terminer or
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Goal Delivery or at any Quarter or other General Session of the
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Peace for any County Riding Division City Liberty Borough
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Town or place within that part of Great Britain called Engla
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or any Court held for the same places with like authority be
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and adjudged to be punished by being kept to hard Labour in the
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raising Sand Soil and Gravel from and Cleansing the
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Thames
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or any other Service for the benefit of the Navigation of
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the said River for such Term of Years as such Male Person
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shall by such Court and Courts as aforesaid be respective
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ordered and adjudged Subject to the directions and Condition
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in the said Act Contained and in all other respects according
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the True intent and meaning of the said Statute Whereupon
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Mr. Campbell being called in he was acquainted with this
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Resolution of the Court and accepted of the Appointment
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It being observed that there was no provision
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made in the act in whom the Custody of the Convicts should
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vest in Case of the death of the Overseer It was moved and
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Seconded that another overseer be appointed for the purpose
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last mentioned and this being agreed to Mr. Campbell recommended
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to the Court
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Neil Campbell
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of
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Woolwick
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in the County of Ken
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Gentleman
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and Brother to the said Mr.
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Duncan Campbell
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to the choice of the Justices for that purpose only Whereupon
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was moved and Seconded that the said
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Nail Campbell
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be
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appointed one of the Overseers under the said Act on the same
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Conditions and under the same agreements on his part as the
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Duncan Campbell
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has been appointed and the same
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being agreed to It is like manner hereby ordered accordingly
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And immediately afterwards a motion was
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and Seconded that it be referred to the Prison Committee to take
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into Consideration the said Act of Parliament and Report
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the other parts thereof can be carried into Execution and the
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being agreed to It is ordered that the said Committee do
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for the purpose aforesaid at
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Hicks Hall
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on Wednesday
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at Eleven of the Clock in the forenoon precisely
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By the Court
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