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October 1784
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Considn of the Letter
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from the Clerk of the
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peace for
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adjourned}
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It is further ordered that the consideration of the other
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matters contained in the said Report and also the Letter from the
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Clerk of the peace for Cheshire respecting the conveyance of Irish
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Vagrants presented to the Court at the last Session be (for want of
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time to consider the same) further adjourn'd until the County day
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of the next Session to be holden for this County.
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By adjournment same day
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Baker continued
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It is ordered that
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William Watherston
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be employed
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to serve the Prisoners in
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House of Correction
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there with Bread until the County Day of the
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now next Session.
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By adjournment same day
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A Petition from
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Contractor for the
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conveying Vagrants in thorough and out of this County being
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laid before the Court of which the following is a Copy.
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Petition of Henry
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Adams Contractor
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for conveying Va-
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To the Worshipful
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William Mainwaring
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and the rest of his Majesty's Justices of
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the Peace for the
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in their General
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Quarter Session assembled
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The Humble Petition of
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Henry Adam
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,
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Humbly Sheweth
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That in April 1774 Your Worships Petitioner
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succeeded his late Father James Sturges Adams as Contractor
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for conveying Vagrants in through and out of the County of
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during the three years immediately succeeding the
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said period Your Petitioner upon an average removed yearly
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1245 Vagrants by virtue of 860 Passes that the Number of
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Vagrants since removed by him has greatly increased and
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that during the last three years your Petitioner hath removed
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upon an average 2982 Vagrants by virtue of 2122 Passes
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That your Petitioner has an allowance of
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under his Contract of £250 a year and other allowance
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for the Subsistance of the Vagrants till passed and while
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