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The Humble Petition of
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That in April Session 1774 Your Petitioner Succeeded
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his late Father
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as contractor for conveying Vagrants
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in through and out of this County that your Petitioner has an allowance of
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£250 P Annum under his Contract for conveying exclusive of the Subsistence
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of Vagrants till passed and while passing
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That in October Session last your Petitioner applied to your
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Worships stating that during the three years immediately succeeding his
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Contract he had upon an average removed 1245 Vagrants by Virtue of
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860 passes each year that the number removed by him during the last
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three years ending in April 1784 was upon an average 26 37 by 1888
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passes and in consequence of the said application your Worships were
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pleased to allow your Petitioner the sum of one hundred pounds for the extra
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Expense Trouble and attention brought upon him by the great Increase of
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Vagrants in the said Period
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That the Number of Vagrants since removed by your
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Petitioner has so much increased that during the last year ending in
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April 1785 he has removed 4244 Vagrants by Virtue of 3329 passes
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Wherefore Your Petitioner Humbly prays Your
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him such further relief as in your wisdom and Justice
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And your Petitioner will ever pray Etc
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