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<p n="347"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50792_geo405">Middlesex</rs>
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At a Meeting of the Committee of His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50792_occ100">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the County appointed "To examine and<lb></lb>
"adjust from time to time the Account or Accounts of the<lb></lb>
"Treasurer of this County as well with respect to his Receipts<lb></lb>
"as his Expenditures and also to examine and audit all<lb></lb>
"demands of what nature of kind so ever made upon this<lb></lb>
"County previous to the payment thereof " holden at the<lb></lb>
Session house for the said County on Monday the 24th<lb></lb>
day of January 1785.</p>
<p n="348">It is Ordered that Mrs <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50792_n348-1">Margaret Benson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50792_occ101">Widow</rs>
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and relict of the late Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50792_n348-2">John Benson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50792_occ102">Treasurer</rs>
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of this County<lb></lb>
do forthwith deliver over to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50792_occ103">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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of this County<lb></lb>
or his Deputy all the Accounts and Vouchers and other Books<lb></lb>
Papers and Writings belonging to this County and remaining in<lb></lb>
the hands of the said Mr. Benson as Treasurer or Receiver as<lb></lb>
aforesaid at the time of his decease</p>
<p n="349">same Caption</p>
<p n="350">It Appearing by the Examination of the Accounts of<lb></lb>
Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50792_n350-1">John Benson</rs>
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deceased late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50792_occ104">Treasurer</rs>
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of this County that there<lb></lb>
remained in his hands at the time of his decease a Balance due to<lb></lb>
the County Stock of £873.18..4½ arising in the following manner<lb></lb>
vizt.</p>
<p n="351">£ s d</p>
<p n="352">By Balance due upon the County Rate128..13..4½</p>
<p n="353">By Balance due upon the County Estate65..3..11</p>
<p n="354">By Balance due upon the Haymarket Tolls680..1..1</p>
<p n="355">Making together £873..18..4½</p>
<p n="356">And it also appearing to this Committee that Mrs <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50792_n356-1">Margaret<lb></lb>
Benson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50792_occ105">Widow</rs>
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and Relict of the late Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50792_n356-2">John Benson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50792_occ106">Treasurer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
as aforesaid is the only Executrix and legal Representative<lb></lb>
of the said Mr Benson</p>
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