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<p n="3246">February 1795</p>
<p n="3247">Brought Over£15..10s..9½d</p>
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For Mr Speak<lb></lb>
Pike<hi rend="braceResult">Furnished Hemp 215d.£0..6s..0d</hi>
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<p n="3249">For Geo: Wilkinson. Furnished 14. 7. on Wool to spin at 1d prs Rain £0..12s..0d</p>
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For Mr Gallott<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2592">Noble Street</rs>
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<hi rend="braceResult"> Furnished Wool to be spun£0..9s..3d</hi>
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<p n="3251"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
For Picking<lb></lb>
Oakum<hi rend="braceResult">The amount uncertain but estimated at<lb></lb>
4 Ton at £3} £12..0s..0d</hi>
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<p n="3252">£28..18s..0½d</p>
<p n="3253">There can be little doubt of the Taskmaster being able to<lb></lb>
manufacture from Raw Materials every thing that may be wanted for the<lb></lb>
apparel of the Prisoners, a few trifling Articles excepted and perhaps it might<lb></lb>
be proper in the present stage of the business to direct his attention as much<lb></lb>
as possible to this object: He appears to have skill and knowledge in the<lb></lb>
manufactures usually carried on in Work Houses; He has a great desire to<lb></lb>
exert himself so as to give satisfaction and upon the whole he appears to<lb></lb>
possess many of these requisites which constitutes a good Task Master.</p>
<p n="3254">No specific Agreement has yet been made with him further than at<lb></lb>
promise of thirty shillings a week while he remained on Trial - It now<lb></lb>
remains for the Court to consider whether they will appoint him to the<lb></lb>
situation of Task master or look for another. If he is fixed permanently<lb></lb>
he will immediately move into the Prison, and reside there constantly in a <lb></lb>
Room fitted up for the Task master near the Store Room, as yet he has<lb></lb>
received no Wages - an Order to pay him what is due will no doubt<lb></lb>
occur to be proper.</p>
<p n="3255">Mr Gamson states it as his opinion that the Prisoners would<lb></lb>
work with a vast deal more vigor and good will did they know that they<lb></lb>
were to receive a part of the Earnings of their labour - A Declaration of<lb></lb>
this sort authorized to be made to them by the Court might perhapes have a<lb></lb>
good effect and might prevent Mechanics from concealing their particular.<lb></lb>
Traders so as to check the introduction or increase of more productive labour.</p>
<p n="3256">It has been heretofore impossible to class the Prisoners Agreeable to the<lb></lb>
Rules laid down in the twenty seventh and twenty eighth and twenty ninth<lb></lb>
Articles not will it be very practicable until the System is more matured to<lb></lb>
do-it compleatly.</p>
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