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By adjournment Saturday 16th April 1774
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John Hawkins
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Dudley & Ward
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vid Wilmot
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It appearing to this Court by the Report of the Committee
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appointed the 14th. day of April Inst. to examine the Accounts of the
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Treasurer of this County that whole of the late rate of £2000 is
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expended and that there appears due to the said Treasurer upon
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the face of His Accounts the sum of £168..3..4 besides many other
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demands on the County not yet satisfied It is Ordered that the
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Sum of £3000 be immediately Raised on the County according to
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the Act of the 12th. of the late King George the Second
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It is ordered that the
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Clerk of the Peace
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do procure the
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Statutes of the last Sessions of Parliament for the use of this Court
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It is ordered that the
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do against the next
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Session of the Peace to be holden for this County procure proper Barrs
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to be placed at the Doors of this Court to prevent the access of the mob
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It appearing to this Court by the Report of
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William Drinkwater
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that it is necessary to make some trifling Repairs to
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Brentford Bridge
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It is ordered that Mr. Drinkwater be and he is hereby desired to
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employ proper Workmen to make such necessary repairs to the said
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Bridge as may to him seens needful.
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Here follows a Copy of the Letter as settled by the Chairman
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and sent by the
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to
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Bolton Manwaring
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Esquire
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pursuant to the above order of Court
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Office of
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Breams
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Buildings Chancery Lane
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17 May 1774
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Sir
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I am ordered by the Court of Quarter Session to inform you
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that on the County day of last Session a Paper was produced by the
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Chairman purporting to be an account of Monies laid out in several
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County works done under your Direction and a Charge of five
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per Cent thereon amounting to upwards of two Hundred pounds
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in the said paper said to have been owing to you ever since the
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Year 1767 and that the same paper was then taken into Consideration
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When the Justices not being able to find by any order or minute in the
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Books of the Court nor to recollect that you were ever employed by
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them in the Capacity of a Surveyor but on the Contrary conceiving that
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the Services You have done the County were voluntary and in every
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sence of the word dissinterested were of Opinion not to allow Your
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Demand
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I am
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Sir
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Your most Obedient
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& most humble Servant
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Esqr
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at
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Norwood
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near
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Southall
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Middlesex
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