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<p n="2523"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">February 1783</note>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin">The Courts proceed to ballot}</note>
A Motion was made that the Court do now<lb></lb>
proceed by Ballot to the Election of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1048">Governour</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2100">House of<lb></lb>
Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2101">Clerkenwell</rs>
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which being agreed to:</p>
<p n="2524"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Time when ballot to close}</note>
A Motion was made and agreed to that the<lb></lb>
Ballot shall Close at the hour of Three this day.</p>
<p n="2525"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">The Court proceed to<lb></lb>
ballot.</note>
His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1049">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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now proceeded to<lb></lb>
Ballot and the Ballot continuing till the hour of three and being<lb></lb>
then Closed Upon Examination of the Ballot It appeared that<lb></lb>
63 of His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1050">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this County had voted<lb></lb>
of which number there appeared for Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2525-1">John Harwood</rs>
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46 for Mr<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2525-2">Joel Banfield</rs>
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17 Whereupon a Motion was made that Mr<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2525-3">John Harwood</rs>
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is duly Elected and the same being agreed to</p>
<p n="2526"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2526-1">John Harwood</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n2526-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
needed Govr of the Houses<lb></lb>
of correction at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2102">Clerkenell</rs>
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}</note>
It is Resolved that Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2526-2">John Harwood</rs>
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is duly Elected<lb></lb>
Governour of the House of Correction or <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2103">Bridewell</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2104">Clerkenwell</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2527"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mr. Harwood acquainted<lb></lb>
with his Election and<lb></lb>
receive a charge for<lb></lb>
the due observance of<lb></lb>
the duties of his office}</note>
A Motion was made that Mr Harwood be<lb></lb>
called in and acquainted with his Election which being agreed to<lb></lb>
Mr. Harwood was called in accordingly and the Chairman<lb></lb>
informed him of his Election and gave him a charge for the duties<lb></lb>
observance of the Duties of the Office.</p>
<p n="2528"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mr. Chairman thanked<lb></lb>
for his as right and<lb></lb>
judicious conduct}</note>
Resolved Unanimously that the Thanks of<lb></lb>
this Court be returned to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2528-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1051">Esquire</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
for his upright and judicious in the business of this day.</p>
<p n="2529"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Several Gentlemen<lb></lb>
added of the Prison<lb></lb>
committee}</note>
Resolved that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2529-1">George Byng</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2529-2">James Townshend</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2529-3">John Lewis</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2529-4">Samuel Hawley</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2529-5">Jacob Leroux</rs>
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Esquires be<lb></lb>
added as Members to the Committee appointed in October<lb></lb>
Session 1778 to carry into immediate and effectual Execution the<lb></lb>
Repair of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2105">New Prison</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2106">Clerkenwell Bridewell</rs>
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