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December 1782
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By adjournment same day
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Samuel Wegg
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Esqr. Done of His Majestys
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Justices of the peace
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acting in and for this County having given the Court here to understand
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that on Sunday the 24th. day of November last Mr
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the Contractor for conveying Vagrants in their and out of this County
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had sent to the
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in their way to Denham several
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Vagrants among whom was a Female that had died upon the
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Road in her Passage thither
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that at his request
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the Corners Inquest had sat upon the Body and had returned
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their Verdict natural Death from weakness and want of necessary
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and proper care or to that effect. That it appeared by the depositioner taken by the
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Coroner the woman was extremely ill when at Mr. Adams house
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at
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that she had been lifted into the Cart into which she
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was to be conveyed with others by two men and that between
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and Bays watts she died in the Cart that the
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driver being informed of the circumstance did neither stop or take the
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least notice thereof until he arrived at Acton when he applied to
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the Officer of the Parish for her Interment which coming to Majestys
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Knowledge he directed an application to be made to the Coroner an
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aforesaid That in the affair there appeared to him such a want
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humanity and attention in the person concerned in conveying
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Vagrants that he had determined and damed it his Duty to
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lay the matter before the Court for their consideration and
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Edward
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Umpeville
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one of the Coroners for this County attending (who had
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refused to convene and Inquest for enquiry into this Affair on the
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Sunday altho' thereto required and for which neglect he had now
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received Reprimand) produced the depositions taken before him
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touching the death of the said female vagrant and which
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depositions confirming Mr Weggs Account Mr. Adams are
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and being present he was informed of the above charge and the sd
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depositions
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abovementioned aforesaid being read
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It is Ordered that a Committee be appointed to enquire
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into the conduct of
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Henry Adams
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touching the Late of Health of
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Sarah Baylis
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a Vagrant whiles is in his custody and the
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circumstances of her death as also into
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with
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the expence & manner of
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supporting and conveying Vagrants in thro and out of this County
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and to Report their opinion thereof to His Majestys
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Justices of their
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peace
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in Session assembled.
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