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<p n="2484"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">January 1783</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2484-1">Jall Benfield</rs>
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a<lb></lb>
Candidate for the office<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1020">Governor of the House<lb></lb>
Corrections</rs>
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}</note>
It being represented that Jall Benfield Person offering<lb></lb>
himself as a Candidate for the Office of Keeper was attending at the Door<lb></lb>
he was called in and having been asked whether he had any Petition to<lb></lb>
present to the Court he informed the Court he was not prepared with one<lb></lb>
not knowing it would be Expected at this Time but he declared himself a<lb></lb>
Candidate for the Office and then withdraw.</p>
<p n="2485"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
in of Election of a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1021">Governor</rs>
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of the House if<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
ection appointed}</note>
Resolved that the Election of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1022">Governour</rs>
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or <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1023">Keeper of the<lb></lb>
House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2044">Clerkenwell</rs>
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be on the County day of the next Session<lb></lb>
of the Peace to be holden for this County.</p>
<p n="2486"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2486-1">Samuel Newport</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1024">Keeper<lb></lb>
New prison</rs>
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ordered to<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
care of the House<lb></lb>
Correction until a<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
nor shall be appd}</note>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2486-2">Samuel Newport</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n2486-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2045">New Prison</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2046">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was called in and being asked whether he was willing to take the care of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2047">House of Correction</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_geo2047" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2048">Clerkenwell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_geo2048" type="placeName" value="Clerkenwell"></interp>
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upon himself until a Governour<lb></lb>
should be duly appointed there to which he consenting to do.</p>
<p n="2487">Ordered that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2487-1">Samuel Newport</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n2487-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
do take care of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2049">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2050">Clerkenwell</rs>
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as Keeper thereof until a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ1025">Governour</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_occ1025" type="occupation" value="Governour"></interp>
thereof<lb></lb>
shall be duly appointed</p>
<p n="2488"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2051">the adjt: of the<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
et</rs>
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}</note>
Resolved that this Court will adjourn to Saturday the<lb></lb>
15th. day of February next on which day the present State of the Goals under<lb></lb>
the Jurisdiction of this Court, the fees taken by the respective Keepers<lb></lb>
and what Regulations may be necessary to be made for the good<lb></lb>
Government thereof in future be taken late consideration.</p>
<p n="2489"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
peiry <obscured></obscured>
condt.<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Henrry Adams the<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
tructor for conveying<lb></lb>
vagrants in thro and<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
of this County-}</note>
The following Minute of the Proceedings of the Court at the<lb></lb>
last Session being called for and Read Out "It is the Opinion of his<lb></lb>
Court that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2489-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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hath been Guilty of great negligence in his<lb></lb>
Conduct to wards Sarah Baylls a Vagrant while under his Care and<lb></lb>
"that he should be publickly reprimanded in open Court for the same"<lb></lb>
and this Court being given to understand that the place appropriated<lb></lb>
by Mr. Adams for the reception of the vagrants at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo2052">Enfield</rs>
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is not fit foe<lb></lb>
the purpose being neither Wind nor Water light that a female vagrant</p>
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