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September 1782
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At the General Quarter Session of the poor
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of our Lord the King holden and for the
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at the Sessions House for
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the said County by adjournment a Thursday
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the 19th October 1782
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By adjournment same day
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The Chairman laid before the Court the subsequent Letter from Coll. Cox Field
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Office in Waiting of the Foot Guards White hall and his answer thereto and
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the same being Read as follows Vizt:
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Sr:
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I Have the honr. of Addressing you (as Field Officer in Waiting) on the
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Subject of a Serjts. Quard which took place at
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Clerkenwell Prison
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at the time
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of the late Tumults & Disorders in this Metropolis;
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The almost General Attack, on the Prisons, made it highly
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necessary in that Distemper
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State of the Populace to Aid, and Assist the
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Goalers with a Military force: And Shou'd the same unhappy Spirit
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prevail again I've no doubt but that the Military with their usual Real
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and alacrity will lend (during the Emergency their Aids
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As I have now the honr. of addressing a
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Gentn.
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of ye. liberal way if
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thinking I feel little reluclance in hinting to you that a continuation of th
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Service is rather of an Ignoble Complexion, for His Majestys Guards who
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are, in consequence, (no Emergency at present existing) mereby Assisstant
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Goalers-I've no doubt but that the Goaler is amply paid for
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Quarding with his own people, his own Prison.
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Added to this it has been but too frequently Reported to me
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by Serjts. of very respectable Character & Conduct that violent Alle
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have happened & Gross Insults have been Offer'd by Goalers Turnkeys
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to the Military on that service. This Animosity which seems to
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amount to a settled hatred between the parties (will if the Gd. is continued
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naturally have tendency to excite Disorder at a place where peace
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and Tranquillity is so essentially necessary to all parties Concerner
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As I intend to take the Guard off shortly I thought it a matter of
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politesse, as well as propriety to address my Ideas to you, on the
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occasion: more especially so, as the request for the Guard appears to be
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Sign'd by you,as Chairman.
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August the 4th. 1782.
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Charles St.J. Square
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I have the honr. to be
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with Great Respect
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Yr. Obedte. Servt.
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Thomas Cox
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Field Officers in Waiting.
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P.S If I'm honr. with yr. thoughts
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on the occasion, You will please to address,
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"The Field Officer in Waiting of the Foot Gar.
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White hall" as possibly another F. Officer.
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may be on that Duty.
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