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<p n="2027">February 1799.</p>
<p n="2028">"Arose as I was informed by his Confidential friend Smith<lb></lb>
"from his own slothfulness and uncleanliness which I<lb></lb>
"found to be the true state of the Case and was under the<lb></lb>
"necessity of having him cleaned two or three different times<lb></lb>
"during his Confinement, during the time he was there<lb></lb>
"the assertion of Burks that the Cells are Damp is false<lb></lb>
"I have repeatedly proved to the Contrary and they are not<lb></lb>
"only Dry but light and wholesome as for the floor being<lb></lb>
"Crusted with Ice in severe Weather that never was the<lb></lb>
"Case for the Weather was never so sever during his<lb></lb>
"Confinement as at present and no such Circumstance<lb></lb>
"has Occurred during the present Frost a little time<lb></lb>
"after he came to the Prison he made Application to me<lb></lb>
"to be indulged with Tea, Suggar and Butter which I<lb></lb>
"Complied with and also gave permission for his Mother<lb></lb>
"occasionally to have some Meat for him which had<lb></lb>
"been at first refused by the Servants of the Prison being<lb></lb>
"contrary to the General Rules and Orders and it was<lb></lb>
"brought to him every Week for 12 Months and it would<lb></lb>
"have been Continued had not his Conduct been such as<lb></lb>
"to make it necessary to withhold such Indulgence the<lb></lb>
"provision of the House was always as near 8<obscured></obscured>
z.. as<lb></lb>
"Could be of good Meat with one Quart of very good<lb></lb>
"broth four times a Week and such as I have no doubt<lb></lb>
"he would be happy to enjoy at this present time as to<lb></lb>
"prophane Language I declare I never to the best of<lb></lb>
"my knowledge heard an Oath or an indecent expression<lb></lb>
"from any Prisoner during the time I have attended<lb></lb>
"the place I have constantly attended the Prison Committee<lb></lb>
"and I know several of the Magistrates have had<lb></lb>
"Conversation with him and that he has declared to them<lb></lb>
"that he was perfectly well in health and well treated and<lb></lb>
"I solemnly declare that the Affidavit of Burks contains<lb></lb>
"the most palpable falsities and shews I think in the</p>
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