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December 1784
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The Magistrates of this County hoping that the Number of
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Irish Vagrants sent to Park gate would have been soon reduced without
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the necessity of troubling Gentlemen in the other Counties upon the Subject
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have hither to prevailed upon the Masters of the vessels sailing from
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Park gate to Carry over much above the Number of Vagrants which they
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were obliged to take in proportion to their Tonnage and have paid for
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the freight and Victualing of such additional Vagrants out of the public
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Stock of this County so that during the year ending at Michaelmas last
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we have sent over 1325 which is 1169 above the proportion the Masters of
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the Vessels were obliged to take according to the Act of Parliament before
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referred to and the expence during the period above mentioned of
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passing Vagrants thro' this County and maintaining Vagrants at
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Park gate till they can be Shipt and paying for freight and provisions
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for them on their passage has cost this County £1969..8s..2d and by
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far the greatest proportion of that expence was incurred during the
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last three quarters of the year, the expence during the first quarter
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being only £251..10..1d.
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The Masters of the Vessels sailing from
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Parkgate
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to Dublin
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having objected to the carrying over above the Number they are obliged
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to receive under the terms of the Act of Parliament. It will be impossible
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for the Magistrates of this County to get the Vagrants Shipt from hence
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and they have therefore directed me to represent the foregoing facts to
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you and also to inform you that the opportunities of sending Irish
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Vagrants from Liverpool to every part of Ireland are very frequent
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as one on more Vessels Sail from that port for Ireland almost every day
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Wind and Weather permitting And there are 3 packets each of them
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of about 80 Tons burthen which Sail Statedly every Week for Dublin
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besides other Vessels which are continually sailing from Liverpool to
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the North of
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and to Waterford and other parts and if the
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Vagrants which are apprehended in London or
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were sent
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by the most direct Road to Liverpool their Journey by Land to that port
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would it is apprehended be shorter than the Route they at present take
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And by the Act before referred to they are directed to be sent by the most
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direct road to the port from whence they may be Shipt contrary to
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