January 1799.

Week, Wednesdays and Saurdays - as to the -
Prisoners not having good provisions for the
Money allowed by Government as the Paper states
- Ballard a Servant in the Prison procures
that and can speak to it, I have frequently
observed the things brought in, and they were
always of the best quality - and as to their
being obliged to eat their Dinners in the necessary
as the Paper states, it is a Gross falsehood
unless they Chuse it for some particular
reason of their own - there is a covered shed
in every Yard about 60. feet long, where they may
cut, as well as in the Cells, just as they please
In respect of what the Paper states, as a matter
of Grievance, that on the fourth of August, the
Prisoners were put together on the North West
side of the Prison where the Sun never Shines
the Prisoners never Complained of this that
ever I heard of it is the most Comfortable
situation in the Gaol, it is as it were without
the body of the Prison and looks towards
Hampstead Etc. - I never heard of Evans
being ill, as the Paper states, since he has
been in the Prison - on the 26th. day of November
they were put into a large Room had a Table
Chairs , Knives and Forks, and had a Fire Constantly
kept for them all Day they wanted the Fire
all Night too, which was refused, - Col. Despard
had a Room to himself with a Fire, Chair and
Table he desired not to be in the same Room