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January 1795
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We whose Names are hereunder written the Church
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Warden Overseers of the poor and other Inhabitants of the
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Hamlet of Ratcliffe
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in the Parish of Saint Dunstan Stepney &
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County of Middlesex
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beg leave to represent to you that by an
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Inspection of the Poor Rate Books of the abovementioned Hamlet
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it appears that nearly one half of the Dwelling Houses and other
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Buildings hitherto assessed to the said Rate have been destroyed.
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by the dreadful Fire which happened in July last and that the
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Houses so destroyed were Inhabited by Persons who formed the
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Principal trading part of the Hamlet - Permit us to add
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that a similar Calamity occurred on Friday last in the said
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Hamlet which tho' but trifling in its consequences to that alluded
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to above will under our present situation be an additional
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burthen We beg leave also to observe that the greater number of
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the remaining Inhabitants are of a description not able to bear the
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least possible increase of the Taxes already imposed upon them
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Yet in consequence of the first calamity the number of those who
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require Parochial assistance has been greatly augmented the
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present Winter, and We have every reason to belive that We
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shall still have a much greater influx of poor: The certain
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consequence will be that great numbers of Persons at present
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resident within the Hamlet. (who have no immediate connection
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with the Trade thereof) will withdraw themselves and remove to
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places less burthened: and thus as the Rates increase will the
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means and ability of paying them decrease: - Permit Us
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lastly to add, that We cannot help thinking but that the
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Tradesmen
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who are at Present left may be justly included
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among the Sufferers by the late Fire: We take the liberty of
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submitting to your humane consideration this brief Account of the
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present and future probable state of the Hamlet unless some
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relief be extended to it, under the flattering impression that.
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