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<p n="1888">"An Account of the Number of Vagrants and Pass's's received by<lb></lb>
"My Adams from Oct. Session 1782 to Oct. Sess: 1785 prepared pursuant<lb></lb>
"to Order to Committee from the undermentioned places.</p>
<p n="1889">'A. "Session</p>
<p n="1890">"<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1687">Tothillflds</rs>
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<p n="1891">"<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1688">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<p n="1892">"<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1689">City</rs>
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<p n="1893">Other parts of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1690">England</rs>
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<p n="1894">Total</p>
<p n="1895">"Oct-82 to Oct83<lb></lb>
428 by 301<lb></lb>
708 by 539<lb></lb>
754 by 570<lb></lb>
1001 by 635<lb></lb>
2981 by 1985</p>
<p n="1896">"Oct. 83 Oct. 84<lb></lb>
577 - 395<lb></lb>
756 - 606<lb></lb>
1931 - 1558<lb></lb>
903 - 601<lb></lb>
4107 - 3160</p>
<p n="1897">"Oct.84 - Oct. 85<lb></lb>
572 - 423<lb></lb>
760 - 626<lb></lb>
2231 - 1826<lb></lb>
682 - 479<lb></lb>
4185 - 3354</p>
<p n="1898">"Oct. 82 to Oct 85.<lb></lb>
1457 - 1119<lb></lb>
2224 - 1771<lb></lb>
4916 -3884<lb></lb>
2586 -1715<lb></lb>
11183 - 8499</p>
<p n="1899">Read the Report of the Committee in January 1777</p>
<p n="1900">Read the Report of the Committee in December Session 1784</p>
<p n="1901">Mr. Adams being again Asked what he thought the Increase of<lb></lb>
Vagrants was owing to Reply'd the Ease with which Passes were<lb></lb>
obtained from the Magistrates of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1691">City of London</rs>
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And that he was of<lb></lb>
Opinion that the greater Number of Persons that were removed by him<lb></lb>
were not within the description of Vagrants That very Often Persons<lb></lb>
have been committed to Prison as Vagrants and when he saw them he<lb></lb>
has been obliged to apply to the Committing Magistrate to discharge them<lb></lb>
they being unable to perform the Journey through Illness and many of<lb></lb>
them have been under the Apothecaries Care for 9 or 10 days.</p>
<p n="1902">That upon an Average he has had them about once in a fortnight<lb></lb>
sent from the City in the Condition he has above described</p>
<p n="1903">That the following paupers were sent to his House in Situations<lb></lb>
of which he gives the following Account vizt.</p>
<p n="1904">"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1904-1">John Hopkins</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1692">Longford Ireland</rs>
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S Wright <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ832">Esqr</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1905">"N:B: Brought to my House 21st. July was so bad the next Morning as<lb></lb>
not be able to go with the other Paupers with a Fever & Ague as he said<lb></lb>
Order'd him Mint & Baume Tea Etc he being very delirious - the next Night<lb></lb>
sent for Advice on Examination found he had had a violent Blow on the<lb></lb>
back part of his head which the Surgeon imagin'd has injured the Brain<lb></lb>
Apply'd to the parish Officers of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1693">Islington</rs>
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to get him into the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1694">Workhouse</rs>
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<lb></lb>
or <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1695">Hospital</rs>
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, not being able to get him into the Hospital he was sent into<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1696">Workhouse</rs>
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, 23. July in the Evening</p>
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