Board of Guardians: The Board met Wednesday: J. C. Wade, Esq., in the chair: Reference to the complaint made last week, that Mr. Pinsent had not supplied coals from the Red Ash Coal Company according to the terms his tender, the Clerk now read a letter from that gentleman with a certificate from the broker who supplied him. In this document it was stated that the coals sent to him were of the same quality as that of the company in question. A discussion took place, in which the general opinion of the Guardians was that the term of the contract should be strictly adhered to. A resolution was then passed directing the Clerk to write to Mr. Pinsent to ask him t0 fulfil the term of his contract. The various reports were then read and passed. The number of inmates in the house was reported to be 188.
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901