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<p n="949">To the Worshipful His majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50957_occ202">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50957_geo506">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at their General Session<lb></lb>
of the Peace assembled</p>
<p n="950">The Humble Petition and<lb></lb>
Appeal of the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor of the Parish<lb></lb>
of Saint James in the Liberty of the<lb></lb>
City Westmr. in the County of Middx</p>
<p n="951"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by Virtue of an Order or Pass Warrant under<lb></lb>
the Hands and Seals of No Conant and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50957_n951-1">John Scott</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Esqr.<lb></lb>
two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50957_occ203">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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acting in and for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50957_geo507">County of Middlesex</rs>
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bearing date the 22d Day of October<lb></lb>
1798 <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50957_n951-2">Elizabeth <del>the wife</del>
Harris</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
togr. with her four Children<lb></lb>
namely <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50957_n951-5">Mary </rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-5" type="surname" value="Ferguson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-5" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
aged about 12 Years by her past Husband<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50957_n951-3">John Ferquson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50957_n951-6">George </rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-6" type="surname" value="Harris"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-6" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
aged about 7 years <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50957_n951-7">Sarah </rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-7" type="surname" value="Harris"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-7" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
aged<lb></lb>
about 6 Years and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50957_n951-8">Catherine </rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-8" type="surname" value="Harris"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-8" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
aged about 2 Years by her<lb></lb>
late Husband <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50957_n951-4">John Harris</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-4" type="surname" value="Harris"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50957_n951-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
were removed and conveyed<lb></lb>
from and out of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50957_geo508">Saint Luke Chelsea</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the said County to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50957_geo509">Parish of St. James</rs>
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in the Liberty<lb></lb>
of the City of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50957_geo510">Westminster</rs>
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aforesaid as the Place of their<lb></lb>
last legal Settlement whereby your Petitioners conceive<lb></lb>
themselves aggrieved.</p>
<p n="952">Your Petitioners therefore himself<lb></lb>
Appeal to this Court against the said<lb></lb>
Order and humbly pray relief in the<lb></lb>
premises And that your Worships<lb></lb>
will be pleased to appoint a Day of<lb></lb>
that purpose And your Petitioners<lb></lb>
shall ever pray Etc</p>
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