Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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12th July 1792 - 31st January 1800

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Image 164 of 37830th April 1795


Continued Thursday April 30th. 1795 .

The minutes of the Committee of Auditors of the 25th. of March and 21st of April
were read and confirmed Whereby it appeared

That the Committee had Audited the accounts of both Hospitals and Signed
them also their Annual Report and that the sums which were in the
hands of the different Officers amounted to £3575.10.1

Bernard, Thos< no role > . Esqr .
Elected a Govr.
Calvert Chas< no role > . Esqr .
nomind. a Do.


At this Court Thomas Bernard< no role > Esqr. was Elected a Governor of these
Hospitals and Charles Calvert< no role > Esqr. was nominated to be a Governor by Rice
James
< no role > Esqr.

Ordered that the consideration of the above nomination be referred to the
House Committee.

Sheldon Rd< no role > . Esqr .
His Legacy Reported


An Extract of the Will of Richard Sheldon< no role > late of Lincolns Inn fields
in the County of Middlesex Esqr . was read whereby he gave £100 to these
Hospitals.

Rochester Ld. Bt. of
Fountain Revd.
their Donations


The Treasurer reported he had received a Donation of two Guineas from
the Bishop of Rochester And two Guineas from the Revd. Mr. Fountained
for the benefit of the Incurable in Bethlem Hospital.

Ordered that the thanks of this Court be communicated to the above
Gentlemen for their kind and Charatable donations.

The following report from the Committee of Auditors was then read

In pursuance of the 4th. Standing Rule and Order for the
Government of these Hospitals We your Committee of Auditors whose
names are hereunto Subscribed do certify that we have Audited and
examined the General Accounts of both Hospitals for one Year from
31st. December 1793. to 31st. December 1794. And to find and allow
the same to be just: and that it appears by the Bridewell Ledger
fo. 231. that there has been received within the period above
mentioned




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