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October 1786
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By adjournment same day
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The Chairman Stated to the Court that the application from the Body of
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People called Quakers for liberty to continue the Possession of the
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for
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their Aged Poor and for payment of the Money due to them on Account of the
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Messuages and Ground purchased from them adjoining to the
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House of Correction
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at
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Clerkenwell
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had not been taken into Consideration on the Adjournment day of
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the last Session for want of a sufficient number of Magistrates being present
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to proceed on that Business - Ordered that the further Sum of £600 be
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paid to the said Body of People called Quakers in part of the Purchase Money
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and that the Clerk of the Peace do issue an Order upon the Treasurer of this
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County for the payment thereof accordingly; and that this matter be taken
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into further Consideration on the County day of the next Session
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The Chairman also stated to the Court that he had seen Mr.
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Bentley the Attorney for the Parties interested in Baines Moiety of the Lands Etc
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intended to be purchased in
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Cold Bath Fields
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, who objected to the Price Settled by
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the Surveyors appointed to Value the same as too small at this Time on Account
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of the difference in the Value of Stock at the time of the Valuation and the present
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time and that his Clients expected some little Advance on their share on that
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account. And that he had likewise seen Mr. Tilbury the Agent for
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Jervoise
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Clerk Jervoise
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Esqr
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. who informed him that Rather than retard the Purchase
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Mr. Jervoise would not insist on a higher Price for his Share of the Estate than
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that fixt by the Surveyors if the Magistrates should think proper to make a
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small addition to the Sum fixt as the Value of the Share belonging to Baines's
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Representatives - Resolved that Mr. Chairman be desired to see Mr.
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Bentley and to settle with him this matter before the County day of the next
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Session and to take such other Steps as he may think necessary in order to have
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the Purchase completed
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By adjournment same day
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Resolved that the Sum of £30,000 be raised by Tontine at £4
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P Cent for purchasing Ground for Building the
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and other
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purposes mentioned in the Act of Parliament of the 26th. of his present Majesty
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Entitled "An Act to enable the
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for the
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"to raise Money in manner therein mentioned for erecting a House of Correction
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"within the said County" and that a Committee be appointed to carry this
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