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<p n="525"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">July 1776</note>
Colonies or Plantations an Overseer to take the management<lb></lb>
and direction of such Male Persons as by virtue of and pur<obscured></obscured>
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to the said Statute shall at any Session of Oyer and Terminer or<lb></lb>
Goal Delivery or at any Quarter or other General Session of the<lb></lb>
Peace for any County Riding Division City Liberty Borough<lb></lb>
Town or place within that part of Great Britain called Engla<obscured></obscured>
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or any Court held for the same places with like authority be<obscured></obscured>
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and adjudged to be punished by being kept to hard Labour in the<lb></lb>
raising Sand Soil and Gravel from and Cleansing the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo583">River<lb></lb>
Thames</rs>
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or any other Service for the benefit of the Navigation of<lb></lb>
the said River for such Term of Years as such Male Person<lb></lb>
shall by such Court and Courts as aforesaid be respective<lb></lb>
ordered and adjudged Subject to the directions and Condition<lb></lb>
in the said Act Contained and in all other respects according<lb></lb>
the True intent and meaning of the said Statute Whereupon<lb></lb>
Mr. Campbell being called in he was acquainted with this<lb></lb>
Resolution of the Court and accepted of the Appointment</p>
<p n="526">It being observed that there was no provision<lb></lb>
made in the act in whom the Custody of the Convicts should<lb></lb>
vest in Case of the death of the Overseer It was moved and<lb></lb>
Seconded that another overseer be appointed for the purpose<lb></lb>
last mentioned and this being agreed to Mr. Campbell recommended<lb></lb>
to the Court <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n526-1">Neil Campbell</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo584">Woolwick</rs>
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in the County of Ken<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ219">Gentleman</rs>
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and Brother to the said Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n526-2">Duncan Campbell</rs>
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to the choice of the Justices for that purpose only Whereupon<lb></lb>
was moved and Seconded that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n526-3">Nail Campbell</rs>
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be<lb></lb>
appointed one of the Overseers under the said Act on the same<lb></lb>
Conditions and under the same agreements on his part as the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n526-4">Duncan Campbell</rs>
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has been appointed and the same<lb></lb>
being agreed to It is like manner hereby ordered accordingly</p>
<p n="527">And immediately afterwards a motion was<obscured></obscured>
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and Seconded that it be referred to the Prison Committee to take<lb></lb>
into Consideration the said Act of Parliament and Report<obscured></obscured>
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the other parts thereof can be carried into Execution and the<obscured></obscured>
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being agreed to It is ordered that the said Committee do<obscured></obscured>
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for the purpose aforesaid at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo585">Hicks Hall</rs>
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on Wednesday <obscured></obscured>
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at Eleven of the Clock in the forenoon precisely</p>
<p n="528">By the Court</p>
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