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<p n="981">Session House for a <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50793_geo1225">Middlesex</rs>
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20th. January 1785</p>
<p n="982">Minutes of the Committe appointed To examine and adjust from time<lb></lb>
"to time the Account or Accounts of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50793_occ283">Treasurer</rs>
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of this County as well with<lb></lb>
"respect to his Receipts as his Expenditures and also to examine and audit all<lb></lb>
"demands of what nature or kind soever made upon this County previous to<lb></lb>
"the Payment thereof".</p>
<p n="983">Present<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n983-1">William Bleamire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50793_occ284">Esquire</rs>
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in the Chiar<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n983-2">Nathaniel Conant</rs>
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Esqr<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n983-3">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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Esqr..<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n983-4">Joseph Hackney</rs>
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Esqr</p>
<p n="984">Read the order of Referrence to this Committee made at the last Session of the<lb></lb>
Peace holden for this County Vizt To take and examine the Account of the<lb></lb>
"Executors or legal Representative of Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n984-1">John Benson</rs>
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deceased late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50793_occ285">Treasurer</rs>
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"of this County of all Monies received and paid by the said Mr. Benson since his<lb></lb>
"last Account settled as such Treasurer and Receiver"</p>
<p n="985">Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n985-1">Benjamin Burchell</rs>
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attending for the legal Representative<lb></lb>
of Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n985-2">John Benson</rs>
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deceased late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50793_occ286">Treasurer</rs>
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of this County The Committee<lb></lb>
proceeded to examine the Accounts produced when it appeared as follows</p>
<p n="986">That there are three distinct heads of Account Vizt</p>
<p n="987">1st. County Rate<lb></lb>
2d. County Rents<lb></lb>
3d. Haymarket Tolls</p>
<p n="988">£ s d</p>
<p n="989">That in respect to the County Rate the<lb></lb>
Accounts of Mr Benson as <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50793_occ287">Treasurer</rs>
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of this<lb></lb>
County were made up examined and allowed<lb></lb>
to the 20th. day of April last and by which Account<lb></lb>
there was a Balance remaining in his hands of}<lb></lb>
200..7..4½</p>
<p n="990">That by an Order of Court in April Session<lb></lb>
last a County Rate was directed to be levied for<lb></lb>
the Sum of}<lb></lb>
4000..0.0</p>
<p n="991">That Mr Benson received of the Rate<lb></lb>
immediately proceeding the Rate in April and<lb></lb>
which in the last settlement of his Accounts<lb></lb>
was charged as deficient}<lb></lb>
200..7..3½</p>
<p n="992">That he has received of different Parishes<lb></lb>
on Account of subsisting the Wives and Families<lb></lb>
of Militia Men}<lb></lb>
80..10..5</p>
<p n="993">That these Receipts amount to£4481..5..1</p>
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