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<p n="1443">the Day being to for spent to go into the Consion of the proper<lb></lb>
Steps to be taken for raising money for Pure having the Ground & building the<lb></lb>
new Ho: of Corr:</p>
<p n="1444">Resolved that this Court be adjourned<lb></lb>
to the 7th day of September next at 11 o Clock to take<lb></lb>
into consideration the proper Steps for raising the Sum<lb></lb>
of Money necessary for purchasing Ground and building a<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50813_geo643">New House of Correction</rs>
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& other matters relative thereto</p>
<p n="1445">Mr. Chairman Slated to the Court that<lb></lb>
he had received the following Letter from the Society of<lb></lb>
"people called Quakers Vizt. Respected Friend <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50813_n1445-1">Wm. Mainwaring</rs>
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Esq<lb></lb>
"In order to explain with precision the intention of our late<lb></lb>
"application to the we taken the liberty of stating that, the<lb></lb>
"Society of the people called Quakers in London not<lb></lb>
"having yet determined on a suitable place for the Antient<lb></lb>
"part of their Family would willingly retain the Old House<lb></lb>
"for a short time longer than their present Term which<lb></lb>
"expires the 11th day of next Month, if it be agreable<lb></lb>
"to the Justices of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50813_geo644">County of Middlesex</rs>
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; but as their<lb></lb>
"new Building is now nearly completed, the remaining<lb></lb>
"part of the £1600 for which they sold the premises<lb></lb>
"will be wanted in the time herebefore agreed upon, they<lb></lb>
"therefore wish after the Surrender of the said premises<lb></lb>
"& the receipt of the £1200 to remain as Tenants<lb></lb>
"mutually to quit of 3 months Notice we are<lb></lb>
"they Friends, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50813_n1445-2">Richd Chester</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50813_n1445-3">Wilson Birkbeck</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
"8th Month 16th 1786 - the favor of a line addressed to<lb></lb>
"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50813_n1445-4">Richard Chester</rs>
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Bush Lane Cannon Sheet will be acceptable</p>
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