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January 1799.
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with those People as he called them; he sayed he
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had rather remain in a Cell, than yo with them
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that when these Prisoners were first brought in
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they were all treated in the same way in the
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Prison, as other Prisoners are who are com-
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mitted for further Examination The Warrants
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of Commitment are to keep them in safe and
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close Custody Magistrates frequently commit to
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the
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for further Examination
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most of the Cells have two Window's, one opposit
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the other - a very few have only one over the
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Door each Window has Shutters, which the
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Prisoners can open and shut as they please
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the lower Cells in the Yard are three steps above
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the Pavement, It is possible a driving Rain
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may wet a little into the Cell if the Window
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Shutters is not shut, but I never heard it
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Complained of
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Thomas Aris
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Edward Walter
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One of the Coroners
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for this County laid before the Court the following
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Copy of a Letter received by him signed by several
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Persons in the
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which was Read
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as follows
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Decr. 16th.
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"When the Laws of
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violated every sensible mind ought to express its.
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Indignation, It is true the People of this Country are
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