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October 1777
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out of which he constantly paid to the Clerk of the
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Goal Delivery the Clerks of the peace or other Officers of the respective Courts
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aforesaid the Sum of Six Shillings and two pence and to the Keeper or
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Goaler of his Majestys Goal of Newgate the Sum of Fourteen Shillings and
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Ten pence making in the whole the Sum of One pound and One Shilling for
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each Transport that some time after the late Act abovementioned took place
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he Contracted with the
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Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
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for the management
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and direction of the Convicts that should be sentenced to hard labour on the
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River Thames
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according to the said Act that on ponesal of the Act he
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Observed that the fees which he had heretofore constantly paid to the several
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Officers abovementioned for the Orders of Transportation were by the Act now
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charged upon the County Treasurer and that therefore he did not mention the
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said fees in his proposals to Government nor were they Considered in his last
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agreement with
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for the carrying into Execution the purposes of
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the said Act that Government under their present Agreement with
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must thus Consequently have actually Saved the Sum of One
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found One Shilling in the Expence of Each Convictend as the said Sum
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of One pound and One Shilling was never before Charged or Chargeable
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upon the County Treasurer but was always paid by the Contractor for the
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Transportation of Felons It is the Opinion of the Committee that as the
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County is already very heavily burthened by the Support of great numbers
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of Women and Boys as well as Men Convicts sentenced to Confinement
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and Labour in the Houses of Correction belonging to the said County
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under the said Act which also have been altered for their reception at a
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very great Expence and which burthen by the Continual increase in
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daily becoming heavier as well as for the apprehension Support Conveyanced
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and punishment of Various other Offenders besides many other Expences
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falling upon the
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as being from its situation the general
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receptible of idle and disorderly people from every other part of the Kings
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Dominions a proper petition in the name of his Majestys
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justices of the peace
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for this County founded upon and Stating the foregoing facts be presented to
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the Lords Commissioners of his Majestys Treasury humbly praying that as
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Government have already taken upon themselves the Expences incurred
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in the Execution of the abovementioned Act of Parliament so far as
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regards this County in respect to the Support Etc. of the Convicts employed
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on the Thames they would be pleased to pay the demands made upon the County
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Treasurer by the several persons abovementioned the Justices having
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approved of and appointed Mr. Campbell Overseer under the said Act
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in Compliance with the recommendation of the Ministry in Confidence
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that
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