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Session House for a
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20th. January 1785
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Minutes of the Committe appointed To examine and adjust from time
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of this County as well with
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William Bleamire
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in the Chiar
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Nathaniel Conant
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Thomas Gordon
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Joseph Hackney
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Read the order of Referrence to this Committee made at the last Session of the
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Peace holden for this County Vizt To take and examine the Account of the
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"Executors or legal Representative of Mr
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John Benson
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deceased late
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Treasurer
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of this County The Committee
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proceeded to examine the Accounts produced when it appeared as follows
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That there are three distinct heads of Account Vizt
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1st. County Rate
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2d. County Rents
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3d. Haymarket Tolls
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£ s d
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That in respect to the County Rate the
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Accounts of Mr Benson as
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Treasurer
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of this
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County were made up examined and allowed
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to the 20th. day of April last and by which Account
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there was a Balance remaining in his hands of}
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200..7..4½
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That by an Order of Court in April Session
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last a County Rate was directed to be levied for
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the Sum of}
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4000..0.0
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That Mr Benson received of the Rate
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immediately proceeding the Rate in April and
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which in the last settlement of his Accounts
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was charged as deficient}
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200..7..3½
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That he has received of different Parishes
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on Account of subsisting the Wives and Families
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of Militia Men}
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80..10..5
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That these Receipts amount to£4481..5..1
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