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Continued Thursday 29th. Janry 1795.
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That the Surveyor had laid before the Committee plans for
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converting the Building on the South West side of the womens
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Prison into a Prison for the men with separation for the
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Apprentices which the Committee had approved And had ordered
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the Surveyor to prepare a description and particular for doing the
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same and an Estimate of the whole expence.
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And had Resolved that the Steward should provide cloathing for
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24 Female Prisoners agreeably to the particulars produced to the
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Committee.
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That it appearing to the Committee that great numbers of Sick
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persons and Infants utterly incapable of laber are sent to this
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Prison by the Magistrate with an order that they remain here
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until there be room for them at the Hospital of St. Bartholomew
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or Saint Thomas And that some of these unhappy wretches have
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lately died for want of proper convenience and Assistance which
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this House does not afford
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And it appearing further to the Committee that such commitment
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were not only contrary to the intent and Spirit of the Charter
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but were also incompatible with the other objects of the institution
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which most particularly requires that all Persons committed to
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this House of correction be capable of and be employed in hard
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labor
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Had Resolved that it be earnestly recommended to the Court that
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the foregoing circumstances be properly represented to the Ld.
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Mayor and Court of Aldn. and that they shd. be requested to
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confer with the Governors of the two Hospitals as to the necessity
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of adopting same measures for receiving immediately all such
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Patients as the Magistrates may think proper to send.
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At this Court the minutes of the Prison Committee were Confirmed
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Resolved
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Presidt. & Treasr. to
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lay Mins. of Prison
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Com: before Cot. of Aldn.
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That the President and Treasurer be furnished with Copies of
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the minute of the Prison Committee of the 14th: Inst. and that they
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be requested to lay the same before the next Court of Aldermen.
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The minutes of the Bethlem Committee of the 28th. Janry last were
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read and Confirmed whereby it appeared
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