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<p n="2381">Continued Tuesday <rs type="date" id="BBBRMG20210_date175">Novr. 29th. 1796</rs>
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<p n="2382">Copy of a Letter transmitted to him by Mr Janson one of<lb></lb>
the Tenants of this Hospital from his undertenant Mr<lb></lb>
Hunter requesting that Mr Janson would have Mr Hunter's<lb></lb>
House immediately surveyed by a proper person as he understood<lb></lb>
from Mr Wright there was some danger of its falling and<lb></lb>
the Committee resolved that the Surveyor should be informed<lb></lb>
they were of Opinion that the Lessee is bound to support maintain<lb></lb>
and keep in repair the Premises as well in the Principals as<lb></lb>
in the foundations thereof or otherwise agreeably to the<lb></lb>
Covenant in his Lease.</p>
<p n="2383">The Minutes of the Prison Committee of the following days<lb></lb>
were read and Confirmed whereby it appeared</p>
<p n="2384">Wednesday July 13th</p>
<p n="2385">That the Committee had ordered that <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2385-1">John Gearing</rs>
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should<lb></lb>
be continued in his place of <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20210_occ3131">Superintendant of the Prisons</rs>
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till the next Committee</p>
<p n="2386">That the Surveyor should give directions for putting Locks<lb></lb>
upon the doors of the Solitary Cells in the Women's Prison<lb></lb>
and that both Prisons should be scraped and him whitened<lb></lb>
under his direction</p>
<p n="2387">And had resolved that the Chaplain should be desired to<lb></lb>
recommend such Objects as he shall think deserving of being<lb></lb>
continued in the house after the expiration of their Commitment<lb></lb>
and having some provision made for them and that the<lb></lb>
Committee would take such Measures as the particular<lb></lb>
Occasion should require</p>
<p n="2388">Wednesday Novr 9th</p>
<p n="2389">That in consequence of an Application made to the Committee<lb></lb>
by Mr <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2389-1">Thomas Poynder</rs>
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that part of the Money agreed to be<lb></lb>
paid him under his Contract for <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20210_occ3132">building</rs>
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a <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20210_geo248">New Prison</rs>
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might<lb></lb>
be then advanced and the Surveyor having Certified that the<lb></lb>
Building was covered in</p>
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