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Minutes of the Committee upon Mr. Adams
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Petition and other matters
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William Bleamire
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Reas the Letter from the Lord Mayor of the
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the number of Vagrants
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by him in thorough
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Rents of this County from
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Sepr. 1782
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Septr. 1785 distinguishing
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An Account of
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pursuant to the order of the Commee at the
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last Meeting of which the following is a Copy vizt.
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(has take in the Account)
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Read the Report of the Commitee in January
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Session 1777
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Session 1784
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Mr. Adams being again asked what he thought
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the Increase of Vagrants was wing to reply'd the Ease with
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which passes
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were obtained from The Magistrates of the
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London
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City of and that he was
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of Opinion that the greater number of persons that were
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by him were not within the Description of vagrants
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and
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Those very often persons
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have been Committed to prison as vagrants and when he
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saw them he has been obliged to apply to the Committing
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Majastrates to dd
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the prison
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them they being unable to perform
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the Joruney through illness and many of them have been
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