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<p n="1172">By Adjournment 17th. September 1778</p>
<p n="1173">His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ524">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County in this<lb></lb>
present Session of the peace assembled Do Unanimously reelect<lb></lb>
Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1173-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ525">Knight</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ526">Chairman of the General</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions of the peace for this County for and<lb></lb>
during the Half Year now next Ensuing</p>
<p n="1174">By adjournment same day</p>
<p n="1175">The Following Report from the Committee appointed to<lb></lb>
take into Consideration the Merits of a Petition from Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1175-1">Edward<lb></lb>
Hall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ527">Governor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1048">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1049">Clerkenwell</rs>
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being<lb></lb>
laid before the Court and the same being Read as follows Vizt.</p>
<p n="1176"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1050">Middlesex</rs>
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To His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ528">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1051">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Session of the peace<lb></lb>
held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1052">Hicks Hall</rs>
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In <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1053">Saint John Street</rs>
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(by adjournment) on<lb></lb>
Thursday the 17th. day of September 1778 assembled</p>
<p n="1177">The Report of the Committee appointed to<lb></lb>
take the Merits of a Petition from Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1177-1">Edward<lb></lb>
Hall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ529">Governor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1054">House of Correction</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1055">Clerkenwell</rs>
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into Consideration and report their<lb></lb>
Opinion whether any and what Compensation<lb></lb>
should be made to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1177-2">Edward Hall</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the Services therein mentioned</p>
<p n="1178">The said Committee Report</p>
<p n="1179">That having in pursuance of the Order of reference<lb></lb>
to them made Examined an Account of the number of Convicts<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1056">House of Correction</rs>
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from whence it appears that at the time<lb></lb>
Mr. Hall delivered his Petition to the Sessions the number was<lb></lb>
Eighty Nine And having Examined Mr Hall who said that in<lb></lb>
Consequence of the number of Convicts in his Custody he had been<lb></lb>
obliged for the safety of their Confinement to employ two additional<lb></lb>
Men at the Expence of Twelve Shillings per Week and which<lb></lb>
Expence he said must necessarily now increase to Eighteen Shillings<lb></lb>
as their whole time would be occupied in that Employment<lb></lb>
It is the Opinion of Your Committee that the Sum of<lb></lb>
Twenty</p>
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