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January 18, 1765
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On October 26, 1764, the Corporation of Bath unanimously thanks Lord Chief Justice Pratt for his upright judicial conduct, requests his portrait as a memorial, and he replies expressing satisfaction and commitment to justice and liberty.
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BATH, October 26.
This Day the Corporation of this City met at their Guildhall, and unanimously voted, that the Town-Clerk should wait on the Right Honorable Lord Chief Justice Pratt, their worthy Recorder, with the following Letter.
To the Right Hon. Lord Chief Justice PRATT.
WE the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of Bath, beg Leave to present our grateful Acknowledgements of your upright and steady Conduct on trying Occasions in that high Office, which by his Majesty's Goodness to his People, you now sustain, And the near Connection we have the Honour of bearing with you, Sir, as a Member of our Corporation, not suffering us to be any longer silent, we, with great Sincerity and Respect join the public Voice, testifying to you our Thanks; and that a Monument may remain amongst ourselves of our personal and particular Respect and just Attention to your Character and Conduct, desire you would permit us to sit for your Picture, as a perpetual Memorial of what ought never to be forgot by us or our Posterity, whilst the Spirit of Law and Liberty remains in any Part of this free and independent Kingdom.
To which his Lordship soon after returned the following Answer:
To Lewis Clutterbuck, Esq; Town Clerk.
"SIR,
Oct. 26, 1764.
My Connection with the City of Bath makes me receive the Honour of this Compliment with particular Satisfaction, and I feel a most Sensible Pleasure in finding that my Conduct has been approved by that Corporation. I hope I have done my Duty; I have endeavoured to the utmost of my Abilities to administer Justice according to the Laws of this Kingdom, to which I am bound by all the Ties of Oaths and Conscience, as well as by those of Allegiance and Gratitude to the best of Sovereigns: The Law of the Land shall always be, as it ought, my only Guide and Master, from which I have learnt that the Prerogative of the Crown, and the Liberty of the Subject, Spring from one Parent Root, the Good of the People, and are so closely knit together, that they are constitutionally inseparable. I beg the Favour of you to represent to the Corporation how strongly I feel the Marks of Regard which they are pleased to express for me in their unanimous Resolution; and I intreat you to convey to them my best Acknowledgements for the Notice whereby they have so obligingly distinguished
Your most obedient humble Servant,
C. PRATT."
This Day the Corporation of this City met at their Guildhall, and unanimously voted, that the Town-Clerk should wait on the Right Honorable Lord Chief Justice Pratt, their worthy Recorder, with the following Letter.
To the Right Hon. Lord Chief Justice PRATT.
WE the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of Bath, beg Leave to present our grateful Acknowledgements of your upright and steady Conduct on trying Occasions in that high Office, which by his Majesty's Goodness to his People, you now sustain, And the near Connection we have the Honour of bearing with you, Sir, as a Member of our Corporation, not suffering us to be any longer silent, we, with great Sincerity and Respect join the public Voice, testifying to you our Thanks; and that a Monument may remain amongst ourselves of our personal and particular Respect and just Attention to your Character and Conduct, desire you would permit us to sit for your Picture, as a perpetual Memorial of what ought never to be forgot by us or our Posterity, whilst the Spirit of Law and Liberty remains in any Part of this free and independent Kingdom.
To which his Lordship soon after returned the following Answer:
To Lewis Clutterbuck, Esq; Town Clerk.
"SIR,
Oct. 26, 1764.
My Connection with the City of Bath makes me receive the Honour of this Compliment with particular Satisfaction, and I feel a most Sensible Pleasure in finding that my Conduct has been approved by that Corporation. I hope I have done my Duty; I have endeavoured to the utmost of my Abilities to administer Justice according to the Laws of this Kingdom, to which I am bound by all the Ties of Oaths and Conscience, as well as by those of Allegiance and Gratitude to the best of Sovereigns: The Law of the Land shall always be, as it ought, my only Guide and Master, from which I have learnt that the Prerogative of the Crown, and the Liberty of the Subject, Spring from one Parent Root, the Good of the People, and are so closely knit together, that they are constitutionally inseparable. I beg the Favour of you to represent to the Corporation how strongly I feel the Marks of Regard which they are pleased to express for me in their unanimous Resolution; and I intreat you to convey to them my best Acknowledgements for the Notice whereby they have so obligingly distinguished
Your most obedient humble Servant,
C. PRATT."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Moral Virtue
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Bath Corporation
Lord Pratt
Judicial Conduct
Portrait Request
Justice Acknowledgment
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Chief Justice Pratt
Lewis Clutterbuck
Mayor, Aldermen, And Common Council Of The City Of Bath
Where did it happen?
Bath
Story Details
Key Persons
Lord Chief Justice Pratt
Lewis Clutterbuck
Mayor, Aldermen, And Common Council Of The City Of Bath
Location
Bath
Event Date
October 26, 1764
Story Details
The Corporation of Bath meets and sends a letter thanking Lord Chief Justice Pratt for his upright conduct in office, requesting his portrait as a memorial; Pratt responds expressing pleasure at the approval and reaffirming his dedication to justice, law, and liberty.