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<p n="3435">May 1795.</p>
<p n="3436">By Adjournment same day</p>
<p n="3437">The following Petition from <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3437-1">Lydia Adams</rs>
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being laid before the<lb></lb>
Court and read as follows Vizt.</p>
<p n="3438">To The Worshipful <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3438-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1402">Esqr</rs>
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. and the rest of His<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1403">Majestys Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2678">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in Sessions<lb></lb>
Assembled.</p>
<p n="3439">The Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3439-1">Lydia Adams</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2679">Islington</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2680">County of Middlesex</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1404">Spinster</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="3440">Sheweth.</p>
<p n="3441">That Your Petitioner is the Daughter of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3441-1">James Sturges</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Adams the first Contractor and Sister of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3441-2">Henry Adams</rs>
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the last Contractor<lb></lb>
for conveying Vagrants in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2681">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and hath during all<lb></lb>
her life been devoted to the service of the County in superintending the <lb></lb>
Home Department of the Contractor.</p>
<p n="3442">That by a coincidence of Misfortunes your Petitioner is<lb></lb>
deprived of the means of support, and having lost the use of two Fingers<lb></lb>
she is unable to maintain herself by manual labour.</p>
<p n="3443">That while your Petitioner was possessed of Property she<lb></lb>
afforded pecuniary assistance to her aforesaid Brother to the utmost<lb></lb>
extent of her Ability and in the year 1791 she accommodated him with an<lb></lb>
Hundred Pounds towards the Expences of the Barracks which by directions<lb></lb>
of the Magistrates were erected at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2682">Islington</rs>
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for the reception of Vagrants<lb></lb>
and which are now become useless.</p>
<p n="3444">Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays<lb></lb>
Your Worships to grant her such <lb></lb>
Remuneration as to your Worships shall<lb></lb>
seem meet.</p>
<p n="3445">16th. April 1795.</p>
<p n="3446"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3446-1">Lydia adams</rs>
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</p>
<p n="3447">Resolved that it be referred to the Committee of Accounts to<lb></lb>
inquire into the Petition of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3447-1">Lydia Adams</rs>
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and to view the <lb></lb>
Building provided for the Accommodation of the Vagrants mentioned in<lb></lb>
her Petition and Report their Opinion thereon to the Court.</p>
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