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<p n="582">December 1784</p>
<p n="583">which the Vagrants sent by passes into Cheshire are turned out<lb></lb>
of the direct road at Litchfield from whence they are sent into<lb></lb>
Shropshire and afterwards again turned out of the direct road to<lb></lb>
Audlem a Village at the remotest South Corner of this County<lb></lb>
Whereas it is apprehended that if they were sent by the direct Post<lb></lb>
Road from Coleshill to Warrington by way of Stone, Newcastle<lb></lb>
and Holmschapel the distance and consequently the expence<lb></lb>
of the conveyance would be considerably less upon the whole</p>
<p n="584">The Information which I have before given you was<lb></lb>
selected from the papers and Accounts now before me and I have<lb></lb>
got the Account of the Shipping at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo331">Park gate</rs>
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from a Gentleman<lb></lb>
here concerned in the Irish Commission business and who has<lb></lb>
Shares in most of the Vessels so that the facts stated in this Letter<lb></lb>
may be depended upon and the Gentlemen of this County beg<lb></lb>
the favor of you to communicate the same to the Gentlemen<lb></lb>
acting in the Commission of the peace for your County and hope<lb></lb>
they will in future direct their passes by the most direct<lb></lb>
Road into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo332">Lancashire</rs>
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from whence the Vagrants may be<lb></lb>
Shipt at Liverpool more speedily at less expence and may be<lb></lb>
sent to the particular parts of Ireland from whence they<lb></lb>
Orignally came</p>
<p n="585">I am Sir</p>
<p n="586"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo333">Chester</rs>
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<rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55609_date13">8th. Augt.<lb></lb>
1784</rs>
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</p>
<p n="587">Your most obedient & very hum Servant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n587-1">Chas Potts</rs>
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</p>
<p n="588"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ173">Treasurer</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ174">Deputy Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo334">Cheshire</rs>
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</p>
<p n="589">and it appearing by the said Letter that the Vagrants sent by passes<lb></lb>
into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo335">Cheshire</rs>
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are first turned out of the direct Road at Litchfield in<lb></lb>
the County of Stafford It is the Opinion of this Court that in Order to<lb></lb>
obtain the redress sought for by the Magistrates for Cheshire application<lb></lb>
ought to be made to His Majestys Justices of the peace for the County of<lb></lb>
Stafford and It is Ordered that the Clerk of the peace for this<lb></lb>
County do inform the Deputy Clerk of the Peace for Cheshire of<lb></lb>
the same</p>
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