February 1799.
"6th.. February 1797."

Several Members of the Committee visited
"a Prisoner named Burks Committed to the House
"of Correction by the Court of Kings Bench and Reported
"That he is in very Good health and Spirits that he
"made no Complaint but sayed he had every
"Comfort that a Person in his Circumstances could
"reasonably expect.

"12th.. June 1797."

"Mr.. Aris laid before the Committee two Letters
"written by One Joseph Burks< no role > who was sentenced
"by the Court of Kings Bench to be Imprisoned two
"Years in the House of Correction for Sedition which
he had Intercepted one Letter was intended to be
"sent to his Mother and the other to his Counsel
"Felix Vaughan< no role > Esqr.. and the first Letter describes
"his Situation in very Lamentable terms and
"Contains (amongst others.) the following Expressions
"of a very dangerous nature Vizt.. That he desires
"it to be made as Public as possible that if he dies here
"it may be seen by what means he has been Murdered
"in the Letter to his Counsel he wishes him to apply
"for his Liberation, he admits that the Air is pure
"that he is in no Danger of Infection but Complains
"of the Scantiness of the Goal Allowance Whereupon
"Joseph Burks< no role > was called before the Committee and being
"interrogated very particularly concerning his Health
"and Situation said that he had no Complaint to make
"against the Governor or against the Rules and Orders
"of the Prison and gave an Account directly Contradictory
"to the intercepted Letters It appeared to the Committee by-
"the Report of the Governor that Burks is very indolent
"and filthy and negligent of his Person, and Orders were
"given that he be Compelled if he will not otherwise do it
"to attend to the Cleanliness of his Person as Conducive to health."