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October 1778
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Sir
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of the Sessions having
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laid before the Court the following Letters and the same being read
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"In pursuance of Lord Barringtons request, I am to desire
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"which the inclosed is a Copy to His Majestys
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Justices of the peace assembld
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"at the Michaelmas Session
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Brentford
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Uxbridge
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Barnet
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. If any other place should appear to you
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"or the Gentlemen at the Session more likely to answer the End of the Act,
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"or if, of those I have enumerated, two or three only should appear come
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"be in a Week or Ten Days, I shall attend Lord
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Barrington
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with the
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Result of this Communication, and shall think myself happy to have it
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in my power to Convey to their Lordship the Opinion of Gentlemen
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so well affected to the public Service and whose Knowledge of the State
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of every part of the
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eminently Qualifies them
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to give Advice on this important occasion
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I am
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Sir
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Your most Obedt. Servant
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Richard Clark
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17th Octr 1778
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Chertsey
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Surry
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John Hawkins
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War Office 24th. September 1778
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Gentlemen
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In my Letter to You of the 4th. of June last, I acquainted You
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that it was not thought proper at that Season of the Year to Execute the
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late Act for the more Easy and better Recruiting His Majestys Land
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Forces and Marines, any where except in Great Towns, but in
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conformity with Your Opinion it has since been Carried into Execution
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within the Bills of Mortality. I have now the honor to apprize You
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that while the Troops Continue to be kept much together, I fear there will
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not be a possibility of furnishing a sufficient number of Officers to
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assist on carrying the Act into Execution in all those places in the
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where the Commissioners may desire to have
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it enforced
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