October 1784

Considn of the Letter
from the Clerk of the
peace for Cheshire
adjourned}

It is further ordered that the consideration of the other
matters contained in the said Report and also the Letter from the
Clerk of the peace for Cheshire respecting the conveyance of Irish
Vagrants presented to the Court at the last Session be (for want of
time to consider the same) further adjourn'd until the County day
of the next Session to be holden for this County.

By adjournment same day

Baker continued

It is ordered that William Watherston< no role > be employed
to serve the Prisoners in New Prison at Clerkenwell and the
House of Correction there with Bread until the County Day of the
now next Session.

By adjournment same day

A Petition from Henry Adams< no role > This name instance is in set 1591. Contractor for the
conveying Vagrants in thorough and out of this County being
laid before the Court of which the following is a Copy.

Petition of Henry
Adams Contractor
for conveying Va-
grants

To the Worshipful William Mainwaring< no role > Esquire
Chairman and the rest of his Majesty's Justices of
the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General
Quarter Session assembled

The Humble Petition of Henry Adam< no role > ,
Humbly Sheweth

That in April 1774 Your Worships Petitioner
succeeded his late Father James Sturges Adams as Contractor
for conveying Vagrants in through and out of the County of
Middlesex during the three years immediately succeeding the
said period Your Petitioner upon an average removed yearly
1245 Vagrants by virtue of 860 Passes that the Number of
Vagrants since removed by him has greatly increased and
that during the last three years your Petitioner hath removed
upon an average 2982 Vagrants by virtue of 2122 Passes

That your Petitioner has an allowance of
under his Contract of £250 a year and other allowance
for the Subsistance of the Vagrants till passed and while