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December 1786.
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"To His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County
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in their General Session of the Peace held in and for the said
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County in the Month of December 1786 assembled.
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The Report of the Committee appointed to
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Examine into the Irregularities that happened
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in the passing of Vagrants.
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The Said Committee Report
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That in pursuance of the Order of Reference to
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them made they caused the Governor of the House of Correction at
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and Mr Adams the Contractor for conveying Vagrants in through and out of this
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Jonathan Satchell
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(his Man) to come before them and upon
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Investigating the matter to them referred it appeared to your Committee
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(particularly upon the Examination of Satchell) that
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Elizabeth Disson
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one of the
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s was taken and conveyed by him under the directions of Mr. Adams
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his Master in the usual manner to
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in Herts in her Way to Kington
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upon Avon in the County of Warwick and that he duly delivered her to Mr.
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Prentice the Contractor for conveying Vagrants for that County and took a
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proper Receipt for her upon the back of the Order for her Conveyance and that
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he had duly verified the same upon Oath - That he never saw her from that
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time to the present and knows not what has become of her.
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Your Committee further Report that in respect to Bryan
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Cassidy (the other Vagrant) It appeared upon the Examination of the said
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that he received him from the
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on or about
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the 19th. day of September last and conveyed him with several other Vagrants as far
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as Barnet in this County at which place he had a Woman to deliver to the
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Overseers under a Pass, that a Dispute arising among the Overseers of the said
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Parish respecting the Settlement of the said Woman he Satchell was unavoidably
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detained about Ten Minutes on that Account during which time the said Bryan
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Cassidy took the opportunity of running away he bieng a Stout Man and seemingly
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in good health That the said Satchell having nine or ten other Vagrants in his
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Cart to convey on to
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he was afraid to pursue the said Cassidy, least
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any or all of the other Vagrants should make their escape, and which was the
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true cause and manner of Cassidys Escape And that he did not directly or
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indirectly take any Money or other Consideration for suffering the said
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Cassidy to Escape
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All which the Committee Submit Etc
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W BleamireN Conant
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J Girdler.
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