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<p n="2095">December 1786.</p>
<p n="2096">"To His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo1337">Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Session of the Peace held in and for the said<lb></lb>
County in the Month of December 1786 assembled.</p>
<p n="2097">The Report of the Committee appointed to<lb></lb>
Examine into the Irregularities that happened<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo1338">Highgate</rs>
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in the passing of Vagrants.</p>
<p n="2098">The Said Committee Report</p>
<p n="2099">That in pursuance of the Order of Reference to<lb></lb>
them made they caused the Governor of the House of Correction at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo1339">Clerkenwell</rs>
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and Mr Adams the Contractor for conveying Vagrants in through and out of this<lb></lb>
County and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n2099-1">Jonathan Satchell</rs>
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(his Man) to come before them and upon<lb></lb>
Investigating the matter to them referred it appeared to your Committee<lb></lb>
(particularly upon the Examination of Satchell) that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n2099-2">Elizabeth Disson</rs>
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one of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ674">Vagrant</rs>
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s was taken and conveyed by him under the directions of Mr. Adams<lb></lb>
his Master in the usual manner to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo1340">South Mimms</rs>
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in Herts in her Way to Kington<lb></lb>
upon Avon in the County of Warwick and that he duly delivered her to Mr.<lb></lb>
Prentice the Contractor for conveying Vagrants for that County and took a<lb></lb>
proper Receipt for her upon the back of the Order for her Conveyance and that<lb></lb>
he had duly verified the same upon Oath - That he never saw her from that<lb></lb>
time to the present and knows not what has become of her.</p>
<p n="2100">Your Committee further Report that in respect to Bryan<lb></lb>
Cassidy (the other Vagrant) It appeared upon the Examination of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n2100-1">Jonathan<lb></lb>
Satchell</rs>
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that he received him from the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo1341">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo1342">Clerkenwell</rs>
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on or about<lb></lb>
the 19th. day of September last and conveyed him with several other Vagrants as far<lb></lb>
as Barnet in this County at which place he had a Woman to deliver to the<lb></lb>
Overseers under a Pass, that a Dispute arising among the Overseers of the said<lb></lb>
Parish respecting the Settlement of the said Woman he Satchell was unavoidably<lb></lb>
detained about Ten Minutes on that Account during which time the said Bryan<lb></lb>
Cassidy took the opportunity of running away he bieng a Stout Man and seemingly<lb></lb>
in good health That the said Satchell having nine or ten other Vagrants in his<lb></lb>
Cart to convey on to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo1343">South Mimms</rs>
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he was afraid to pursue the said Cassidy, least<lb></lb>
any or all of the other Vagrants should make their escape, and which was the<lb></lb>
true cause and manner of Cassidys Escape And that he did not directly or<lb></lb>
indirectly take any Money or other Consideration for suffering the said<lb></lb>
Cassidy to Escape</p>
<p n="2101">All which the Committee Submit Etc<lb></lb>
W BleamireN Conant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n2101-1">Edwd. Webster</rs>
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J Girdler.</p>
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