Middlesex
To His Majestys Justices of the Peace
for the County of Middsx
in their General Quarter Session of the Peace holden at Hicks Hall
in
Saint John Street
(by adjournment) on Thursday the Eleventh day of
January 1781 Assembled
The Report of the Committee appointed
to carry into immediate and effectual Execution
the Repair of New Prison
and Clerkenwell
Bridewell
The Said Committee Report
That in pursuance of the Order of reference to them
made at the last Session of the peace holden for this County Vizt. "To
"take into Consideration whether any and what allowance shall be
"made to Mr. Henry Adams< no role > This name instance is in set 1591.
the Contractor for Conveying Vagrants
"in through and out of this County for his Extraordinary Trouble
"and attendance in Receiving and Providing for Vagrants delivered to
"his House in pursuance of a Resolution of the said Committee of the
"10th day of November last and whether such vagrants shall continue
"to be delivered to the said Mr. Henry Adams< no role > This name instance is in set 1591.
or be lodged in the
"House of Correction as heretofore' They proceeded to Examine Mr.
Adams by whom it appeared that since the Order of the Commee
of the 10th. of November he had received and Provided for Eighty
Nine Vagrants who would otherwise have been committed to the
House of Correction at Clerkenwell
and that he had been obliged
to employ an additional Servant to take care of the said Vagrants
Your Committee are therefore of Opinion that Mr Adams
is deserving of a Compensation for his Extraordinary Trouble and
attendance in receiving and Providing for the Vagrants delivered
at his House in pursuance of their Resolution of the 10th. of November
last:
The said Committee further Report
That they proceeded to examine Mr Hall Governor of the House of
Correction
at Clerkenwell
as to the number of Prisoners in his Custody
by whom it appeared that notwithstanding the number of Debtors
were decreased there still remained many in Custody and your
Committee imagining that the Prisons for the Reception of Debtors
will be prepared in a short nine and that Mr Adams cancould
Receive and Provide for the Vagrants till then without great
inconvenience Your Committee are of Opinion that
their Resolution of the 10th. of November last concerning the delivery
of