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January 1786
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A Committee
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appointed to inspect
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plans & to proper
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a plan for a House
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of Correction etc.
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It was moved That a Committee be appointed to inspect the Plans already
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delivered in for the Consideration of the Sessions and to prepare a plan proper
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for a House of Correction for this County on the Ground now agreed to be purchased
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of
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. and others in
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Cold Bath Fields
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and that the
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said Committee do take into Consideration the proper Method of raising the
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Sum of £ 4000 to pay the Sum agreed to bepaid for the purchase of the said
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Ground belonging to Jerviose Clerke Jervoise Esqr. and others and to call in
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such Assistance as they shall think necessary and also to prepare an Estimates
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of the Expence of carrying such Plan into Execution And that the Magistrates
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present and such other Gentlemen as were upon the former Committee and
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such other of His Majestys Justices of the peace for this County as may Chuse
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to attend
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be a Committee
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or any five or more of them be a Committee for the
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Purposes aforesaid and that they do meet for the first time on Tuesday next
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the 17th. Instant and that Notice be sent by Letter to the several Members of the
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Committee of the time of Meeting and also that an Advertisement be inserted
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in the Daily Advertiser giving notice thereof and the same being
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recorded and
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debated upon It was unanimously Resolved accordingly
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By adjournment same day
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William Mainwaring
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. The Chairman informed the Court That
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he had seen the Lord Mayor on the subject of the Vagrants passed from the
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into this County and that His Lordship had promised to
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Inquire into the manner of passing the Vagrants and that the same should
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be Corrected if any thing improper was found to be practised therein.
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The Commee on
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Mr: Adams Petr.
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to meet do
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to be added thereto.
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Resolved that the Committee appointed "to Consider the allegations
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in through and out of this County and all other Circumstances relative
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"to the passing Vagrants as they may think proper" be at Liberty to proceed in the
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Examination of the matters referred and to adjourn from time to time as they shall
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. two of His
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Majestys
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for this County be added to the said Committee
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By adjournment same day
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Mr Bond willing
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to give up Tap
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but requests leave
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to retain the
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Cellars
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It being represented to the Court that Mr
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the present Tenant of the
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was willing to give up the House rented by him
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of this County but requested that he might be permitted to retain the Use of the Cellars
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belonging to the same all Communication from the said Cellar with the Prison being
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