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February 1786

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Present.
William Bleamir< no role > Esqr. in the Chair
Sir Robert Tayler< no role > Knt. John Wright< no role > Esqr John Staples< no role > Esqr
Samuel Glasse< no role > D.D James Croft< no role > Esqr Thomas Brooksbank< no role > Esqr
James Paine< no role > Esqr Nathaniel Conant< no role > Esqr Thomas Collins< no role > Esqr
Edward Montagu< no role > EsqrHerbert Mayo< no role > D.D. Thomas Fyon Cotton< no role > Esqr
Henry Holland< no role > Esqr Thomas Gordon< no role > Esqr.Jacob Leroux< no role > Esqr.

At this Meeting Mr. Leroux produced to this Committee a Pencil drawing
of a Plan for An House of Correction of which he considered No.1 as the Basic
But it appearing to the Committee that the deviations from that Plan, however
ingenious, were so essential, as to constitute a new and distinct Plan of Itself
rather than an Adoption of the plan No.1 they were of Opinion, that it would
be most adviseable to adhere as closely as possible to the said Plan No.1
with only the Alterations suggested at the several Meetings of this Committee
Mr. Leroux was therefore desired to reconsider the Plan, and to form another
as similar as possible to that which the Committee, have made the Basis of
their Resolutions; and wherein a particular regard may be paid to the number
of Prisoners, the mode of Confinement, the nature of their Employment, with
every other Circumstance, which can be collected from the Minutes of their
Proceedings; and which can be applied to the Plan No. 1 adopted by this
Committee Which Mr Leroux undertaking to do by Saturday the 10th
of February Resolved that this meeting be adjourned to that day.

The Sixth Meeting was held as & Adjournment on 18th. February 1786

Present
William Bleamire< no role > Esqr in the Chair
The Reverend Dr GlasseSir Robert Taylor< no role > Knt.
The Reverend Dr MayoNathaniel Conant< no role > Esqr
Henry Holland< no role > Esqr David Wilmot< no role > Esqr
John Wright< no role > Esqr John Staples< no role > Esqr.
Jacob Leroux< no role > Esqr .

At which meeting Jacob Leroux< no role > Esqr produced so much of a Plan of an
House of Correction as the time would admit of his Drawing, and as he judged
necessary for the inspection of the Committee, together with a Plan of the Ground
in Cold Bath fields : In this drawing by Mr Leroux it appeared that great
Attention had been paid to the Requisitions of the Committee, and to the
Provisions directed by the Plan No.1. The several Particulars were gone
through with great attention,more especially by the Professional Gentleman
present at the Committee. But in Order to obtain yet fuller satisfaction
and that this Committee may be enabled more accurately to state their

Sentiments




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