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December 1776
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to acquaint your Grace that they have a Just sense of the Ze
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shewn by the Magistrates abovementioned for his Majestys
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Service but that their Lordships do not conceive themselves to
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authorized to cause such reward to be paid to the Constables
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peace Officers as the Officers employed under them to raise
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for his Majestys Fleet cannot receive any
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but s
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as enter voluntarily into his Majestys Service
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I have the honor to be
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with great Respect
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My Lord
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Your Graces
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most Obedient
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and most humble Servt.
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Phl Stephens
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His Grace the Duke of
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It is ordered That it be and it is hereby referred to the Committee
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appointed to carry into immediate Execution the effectual re
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and the
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to
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into Consideration the letting of the Tap at the House of Correction
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And the Petition of
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Henry Adams
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the Contractor for passing
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Vagrants in thro' and out of this County for an Augmentation
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Salary be and the same is hereby referred to the same Committee
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By adjournment 23d. Decr 1776
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Read the Order made on the County day of this present Session for
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summoning the County for this Day
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Whereupon the Clerk of the peace reported that Notices and adverti
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had been issued accordingly
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Mr. Walford reported that he had had a great deal of Conversation
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with the Commissioners for paving the Streets Etc of the parish of Saint
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Sepulchre and that they had offered to let the Justices have as mu
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ground length ways both north and south of Hicks Hall as may be
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sufficient for the Erection of a New Session house and Mr. Rogers
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declared that about 20 Feet would be sufficient
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Moved that the resolution made at the General Session of the peace
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