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<p n="1766">May 1792</p>
<p n="1767">To the Worshipful <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n1767-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ702">Esquire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ703">Chairman</rs>
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and the rest of His<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ704">Majestys Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo1476">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in their General<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace held for the said County in the Month of May 1792 Assembled</p>
<p n="1768">The Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n1768-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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<p n="1769">Humbly Sheweth</p>
<p n="1770">That Your Petitioner is the Contractor for conveying Vagrants in<lb></lb>
through and out of this County and hath been so ever since April Session<lb></lb>
1774</p>
<p n="1771">That at the General Session of the Peace held for this County in<lb></lb>
May Session 1790 your Petitioner applied to the Court and stated that the<lb></lb>
number of Vagrants removed & conveyed Etc. by him had so much increased<lb></lb>
that during the Two years ending in April Session 1790 he had removed<lb></lb>
5341 Vagrants by virtue of 4111 Passes and in consequence of that Application <lb></lb>
the Court were pleased to allow Your Petitioner the Sum of £100 for the extra<lb></lb>
Expence Trouble & Attention brought upon him by the great increase of Vagrants<lb></lb>
during that period.</p>
<p n="1772">That from April Session 1790 to March Session 1792 your Petitioner<lb></lb>
hath removed 5651 Vagrants by virtue of 4433 Passes the Average whereof is<lb></lb>
1580 Vagrants by 1357 Passes in each Year more than the Average number<lb></lb>
conveyed Etc by Your Petitioner during the three first Years of his Contract and<lb></lb>
which is more than double the Average number removed by him in the said<lb></lb>
three first years.</p>
<p n="1773">That in consequence of the great increase of Vagrants Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
has been at on Expence of near One Hundred Pounds within the said Period<lb></lb>
in building and providing suitable Accommodations for Vagrants at his own<lb></lb>
House</p>
<p n="1774">Your Petitioner therefor humbly Prays Your Worships<lb></lb>
to Grant him such further relief as in your Wisdom<lb></lb>
& Justice shall seem meet.</p>
<p n="1775">And Your Petitioner will ever Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="1776"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n1776-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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