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December 1776
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Care Skill and Attention as well as for the Medicines administerd
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by him to the poor prisoners in
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same was agreed to unanimously
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Sir
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in his place reported that he and others
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of the Committee appointed to inquire after a proper piece of Ground
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whereon to Erect a Session House for this County had Cooked at
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several pieces of Ground but did not find any suitable to the
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Whereupon it was moved that the
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Gentlemen in the
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for this County be summoned pursuant
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to the standing order to meet at
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on Monday the 23d Inst.
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at the hour of Eleven in the forenoon in order to take into Consideration
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the Erection of a new Session house for this County, and the same was agreed
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A motion was made That the Thanks of this Court be given
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and Colonel Brettell for the Trouble they have
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taken in endeavouring to find out a proper place whereon to erect
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a Session house for this County; and the same being unanimously
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agreed to The Chairman returned the thanks of the Court to Sir
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and Colonel Bretell accordingly
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The Clerk of the peace reported that his Grace the Duke of
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had Transmitted to him the following letter
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which his Grace had received from
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. by command
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of the Lords of the Admirally in answer to a Letter sent by his Grace
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to the Lords of the Admirally in compliance with a Resolution of his
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Majestys
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for this County at a general Meeting
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held on the 22d. of Novr. last which Letter his Grace desired
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might be laid before the Justices
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Here follows a Copy of the Letter abovementioned
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My Lord Duke
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Admirally Office 2d Decemr. 1776
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Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of
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Your Graces Letter of the 25th. Ultimo enclosing a Copy of
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a Resolution of the
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for the
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at a
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General Meeting held on the 22d. to request Your Grace to apply to
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their Lordships to obtain a reward of five Shillings to the Constable
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or other Officer who shall apprehend any able bodied
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within
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the Bills of Mortality upon such able bodied Landman being received
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into his Majestys Service I am commanded by their Lordship
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