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requested the plaintiff in this case to complain successively, as he was denied justice by each, to every Magistrate in the neighborhood, and to bring all their names to one; or, in any event, to keep me advised of how matters progressed. I am waiting still to hear from him.

There have also been two complaints on the score of beating. On the 22nd "Lucy Morris," destitute freedwoman, complained that "Patrick Lynch," steward at the Poor Houses (where she had been sent in anticipation every day of being confined in childbed) had beaten & kicked her, and threatened to tie her up & give her a hundred lashes; using the most abusive language towards her at the same time because she told him that she could not possibly, as he desired her to, take a young babe [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] into the room with an insane colored woman "Mary Torvey" now at the Poor House, and take care of them both at the same time, as the latter was so violent at times, she was afraid she might, to say the least, kill the child. Mr "Bernard", presiding Justice, to whom and prepared this case, promptly issued a warrant, with the object of having Lynch bound over to keep the peace, but as yet I have not ascertained whether it has been executed.

On the 27th "Clare Reeve" complained that her daughter "Lizzie", 17 years old, had on the 22nd been horse-whipped by "John Saunders", one of the Justices of peace of the County, to whom she had hired her the first of the year, on a false accusation of her having stolen a paine of bread. In this case, as there was no probability of the injury being repeated, the girl having left Defendants premises the only course left open to plaintiff was to either sue for damages, or go before the next Grand Jury.  She may do the latter.

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