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Image 276 of 50514th January 1799


January 1799.

"and Cambell to the House of Correction 4 to Newgate
"Hodgson, Heseldon, Lemaitre and Philliphs
"Tothill Fields , one Discharged and one made his
"Escape, Alexander Galloway< no role > , to Newgate , John Bone< no role >
"not a Member of L. C. S. nor held any Political
"situation or Connection might as well be Charged
"with Murder as Treason, - having given a
"brief Account of the apprehension and Commitment
"in a General way of all the Person Confined by
"virtue of the suspension Act, No Complaint having been made to the Prison Committee or the Magistrates individually it is from this Paper Principally the Magistrates have been led into their Inquiry and Examination and the more so as there is reason to believe a copy of this Paper has been taken out of the Prison and made use of for Mischievouse purposes what is to follow
"will be Confined to the treatment of the Persons in
"the House of Correction; - on their Commitment
"all the Persons were immediately Confined in
"Solitary Cells, except J. Evans, who was accommo-
"dated for 1. night with a Room and a Flock Mattress
"to Sleep on, was informed on the Morrow, that if
"he wished to have a Room he must pay for
"such Accommodation One Guinea Pr.. Week, on
"declining to comply with this Extortion he was
"informed he might have a Cell with a Mattrass
"and Sheets for 1st.. Per Week this he declined also
"and was Conducted to a Common Cell and left
"the remainder of the Day without Bed Cloaths
"or even a Urinal, but John Roberts< no role > being informed
"that he must be put into a Dark Cell, submitted
"to the last additional imposition a Week - several
"of these Cells were Dark Vizt. those in which R. Kier
"J. Goodluck and Neiyle were Dark ones - the
"Furniture of these small places (which measure
"about 9. feet by 6. three feet of which is taken up
"by the Bed laid across on Hanks) is a Bag of




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