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<p n="1833">January 1799.</p>
<p n="1834">Week, Wednesdays and Saurdays - as to the -<lb></lb>
Prisoners not having good provisions for the<lb></lb>
Money allowed by Government as the Paper states<lb></lb>
- Ballard a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ692">Servant</rs>
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in the Prison procures<lb></lb>
that and can speak to it, I have frequently<lb></lb>
observed the things brought in, and they were<lb></lb>
always of the best quality - and as to their<lb></lb>
being obliged to eat their Dinners in the necessary<lb></lb>
as the Paper states, it is a Gross falsehood<lb></lb>
unless they Chuse it for some particular<lb></lb>
reason of their own - there is a covered shed<lb></lb>
in every Yard about 60. feet long, where they may<lb></lb>
cut, as well as in the Cells, just as they please<lb></lb>
In respect of what the Paper states, as a matter<lb></lb>
of Grievance, that on the fourth of August, the<lb></lb>
Prisoners were put together on the North West<lb></lb>
side of the Prison where the Sun never Shines<lb></lb>
the Prisoners never Complained of this that<lb></lb>
ever I heard of it is the most Comfortable<lb></lb>
situation in the Gaol, it is as it were without<lb></lb>
the body of the Prison and looks towards<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1297">Hampstead</rs>
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Etc. - I never heard of Evans<lb></lb>
being ill, as the Paper states, since he has<lb></lb>
been in the Prison - on the 26th. day of November<lb></lb>
they were put into a large Room had a Table<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ693">Chairs</rs>
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, Knives and Forks, and had a Fire Constantly<lb></lb>
kept for them all Day they wanted the Fire<lb></lb>
all Night too, which was refused, - Col. Despard<lb></lb>
had a Room to himself with a Fire, Chair and<lb></lb>
Table he desired not to be in the same Room</p>
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