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December 1784
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which the Vagrants sent by passes into Cheshire are turned out
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of the direct road at Litchfield from whence they are sent into
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Shropshire and afterwards again turned out of the direct road to
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Audlem a Village at the remotest South Corner of this County
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Whereas it is apprehended that if they were sent by the direct Post
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Road from Coleshill to Warrington by way of Stone, Newcastle
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and Holmschapel the distance and consequently the expence
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of the conveyance would be considerably less upon the whole
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The Information which I have before given you was
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selected from the papers and Accounts now before me and I have
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got the Account of the Shipping at
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from a Gentleman
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here concerned in the Irish Commission business and who has
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Shares in most of the Vessels so that the facts stated in this Letter
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may be depended upon and the Gentlemen of this County beg
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the favor of you to communicate the same to the Gentlemen
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acting in the Commission of the peace for your County and hope
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they will in future direct their passes by the most direct
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Road into
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from whence the Vagrants may be
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Shipt at Liverpool more speedily at less expence and may be
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sent to the particular parts of Ireland from whence they
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Orignally came
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I am Sir
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8th. Augt.
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1784
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Your most obedient & very hum Servant
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Chas Potts
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for
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and it appearing by the said Letter that the Vagrants sent by passes
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into
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are first turned out of the direct Road at Litchfield in
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the County of Stafford It is the Opinion of this Court that in Order to
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obtain the redress sought for by the Magistrates for Cheshire application
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ought to be made to His Majestys Justices of the peace for the County of
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Stafford and It is Ordered that the Clerk of the peace for this
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County do inform the Deputy Clerk of the Peace for Cheshire of
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the same
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