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<p n="524">December 1784</p>
<p n="525">Adams succeeded his late Father <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n525-2">James Sturges Adams</rs>
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as Contractor<lb></lb>
for conveying Vagrants in through and out of this County at a Salary<lb></lb>
of £250 P Annum, that in the Year 1775 in consequence of some<lb></lb>
Regulations being made by the Court and of the then cheapness<lb></lb>
of Hay and Straw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n525-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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relinquished £50 P<lb></lb>
Annum (part of the said Salary) which reduced the same to £200</p>
<p n="526"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">£100 alld for<lb></lb>
extra Care</note>
That in January Session 1777 the Price of Hay<lb></lb>
and Straw being vastly increased the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n526-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Petitioned the Court for an Augmentation of the allowance then<lb></lb>
made to him for executing his said Contract and upon consideration<lb></lb>
of his Petition the Court allowed him a further Sum of £50<lb></lb>
which again brought his Salary to £250 P Annum, and which<lb></lb>
Sum has been allowed him ever since, That during the first<lb></lb>
Three Years of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n526-2">Henry Adams</rs>
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's Contract he removed<lb></lb>
annually upon an Average 1245 Vagrants, that of late the<lb></lb>
number of Vagrants removed by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n526-3">Henry Adams</rs>
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has<lb></lb>
greatly increased in so much, that during the last Three Years<lb></lb>
Ending at April 1784 he has removed annually upon an<lb></lb>
Average 2637 which is above double the number he removed<lb></lb>
during the three first Years of his Contract It is therefore the<lb></lb>
opinion of your Committee that the Sum of £100 ought to be paid<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n526-4">Henry Adams</rs>
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for the extra Care Attention Trouble and<lb></lb>
Expence which has been brought upon him in consequence of<lb></lb>
the great increase of Vagrants that have been removed by him<lb></lb>
during the three Years last past Ending April 1784</p>
<p n="527">All which the Committee Submit<lb></lb>
Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n527-1">Joseph Faikney</rs>
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</p>
<p n="528"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Report confirmed</note>
It is Ordered that the said Report be and<lb></lb>
the same is hereby confirmed.</p>
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