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Minutes of a Meeting of the Subscribers

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This is a tidier copy of the Resolution on p 139

















Matthew Scafe Ralph Bates
William Yeilder Charles Wilkinson
Thomas Gault
Edward Mosley
Richard Fawcett William Peareth
Jonathan


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                            Newcastle 19th Fby 1772

        At a Meeting of the Subscribers to the Indigent
        Sufferers in this Town by the Late Flood in Pursuance
        of an Advertisement in the Newcastle Papers of Saturday
        last it was Unanimously Resolved
That the Money Subscribed for the Sufferers by the Flood in
the three Counties of Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and
Northumberland be Divided into three Equal parts one for
Each of the abovementioned Counties. And that the Sums Subscribed
for the Relief of the Sufferers in General be divided into Four Equal
Parts, One for Yorks, One for Durham, One for Newcastle and
One for Northumberland. And that a Copy of this Resolution
be this Day Sent to each of the Banks in Newcastle for their
Direction in Distributing the Money in their Hands belonging
to the Charity. And that a Copy of the same Resolution be
Transmitted by them to the Respective Secretarys to the Committee
for the Counties of Durham, Northumberland and Yorks.
Sign'd
    John Simpson             J. Reay
    Matt. Scafe              Ra. Bates
    Wm. Yeilder              Chs. Wilkinson
    Thos. Gaull              John E. Blackett
For Mr Colpitts J. Reay      Edwd Mosley
    Richd Fawcett            Wm Peareth Jnr
                             Jonathn Skelton


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