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By adjournment Thursday April 7th.
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The Several Inquires made by" The Committe appointed to inquire
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"whether the whole or what part of Mr Jervoise's Ground in Cold Bath
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"Correction thereon" being laid before the Court
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Resolved That the Ground belonging to
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Clarke Jervoise
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. and others in
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is the most proper
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Spot that can be found on which to erect a
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House of Correction
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for this County
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Resolved That the Chairman be and he is hereof
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appointed to treat with the said
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such other persons as may be interested therein for the purchase of the
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Ground in
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, and to contract for the same if the owners
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thereof shall agree to sell at a reasonable Price And Sir
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Robert Taylor
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Mr Paine Mr Leroux Mr Holland and such other Professional Gentlemen
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as the Chairman shall desire are requested to assist him in fixing the value
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of the said Ground And if the said Jervoise Clarke Jervoise Esqr. or
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the other Proprietor or Proprietors thereof shall require a larger Sum
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than shall be thought a fair Price for the same that then a Tender be
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made of such Price as may be thought reasonable and in Case of refusal
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thereof That Sir
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Robert Taylor
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Mr Paine Mr Holland, and Mr Leroux or
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any two of them Do cause the value to be set thereon by a Jury and
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pursue such other Steps as are in such Cases directed by the Act of
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Parliament made in the Twenty fourth Year of the reign of His present
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Majesty intitled "An Act for the amending and rendering more Effectual
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the Laws in being relative to Houses of Correction.
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