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20th. Janry 1785
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Minutes of the Committee appointed to
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Audit the
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Nathaniel Conant
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Thomas Gordon
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William Bleamire
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Joseph Faikney
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Read the Order of Referrence to this Committee made at the last Session
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of the Peace holden for this County Vizt.
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("To examine and adjust from
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time to time the Account or Accounts of the
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Treasurer
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of this County as
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to take and examine the
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John Benson
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"deceased late
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of this County of all Monies received and paid
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Mr.
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Benjamin Burchell
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attending for the legal
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Representative of Mr
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deceased late
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Treasurer
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of this
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County The Committtee proceeded to examine the Accounts produced
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when it appeared as follows
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That there are three distinct heads of Account Vizt
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1st. County Rate
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2d. County Rents
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3d. Haymarket Tolls.
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That in respect to the County Rate the Accounts Mr Benson
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as
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of this County were made upexamined and
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allowed to the 20th. day of April last and by which Account there
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was a Balance remaining in his hands of £200..7..4½
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II
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That by an Order of Court in April
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Session last a County Rate was directed to be
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levied for the Sum of}
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4000..0..0
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III
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That Mr Benson received of the Rate
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immediately preceeding the Rate in April
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and which in the last settlement of this Accts.
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was charged as deficient}
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200..7..3½
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£4400..14..8.
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