Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minute Books of the General Prison Committee
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12th July 1792 - 14th April 1802

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Image 48 of 23012th September 1792



Bridewell
Hospital
At a Prison Committee Wednesday 12th. September 1792 .

William Pickett< no role > Esqr . Alderman

John Read< no role > Esqr .Richard Till< no role > Esqr .Edward Bigg< no role > Esqr .

The Minutes of the last Committee were read

The Memorandums of the Sub-Committee were also read

The Calender of the Prisoners was laid before the Committee by which it appeared there
were


23 Men
22 Women
2 Apprentices
in Confinement

Surveyor lays Inventory
before Commee.The Surveyor laid before the Committee an Inventory of Fixtures Utensils and
Implements belonging to the Prisons and Hemp Dressers Apartments.

Committee Sign an Order
for Lime Whiting the PrisonsThe Committee signed an Order to Mr. Clark the Plaisterer to Lime White the
Prisons and the Apprentices Cells under the direction of the Surveyor who is desired to
contract with him for the same and report to the next Committee.

Hardwick Jno< no role > . resigns
his Office of Hemp Dresser .Mr. John Hardwick< no role > attended this Committee and begged leave to resign his
place of Hemp Dresser which resignation was accepted and Ordered that his Salary
be paid up to Michaelmas next.

Steward lays before the
Commee Orders directed
by Act of Parliamt.The Steward laid before the Committee the Orders directed by Act of Parliament
to be hung up in Prisons.

Said Orders to be painted
& Hung up.Ordered the Steward to procure the said Orders to be printed on a Board
and hung up in each Prison.

Read, Mr. requested to
procure a Superintendt.
of Prisoners &c.Resolved that Mr. Read be requested to procure a proper person to Superintend
the Work of the Prisoners till the next Committee.

Sub-CommitteeThe following Governors were appointed a Sub-Committee for the Months of
October and November to meet on Thursdays at 9 for 10

John Read< no role > Esqr .
Edward. Bigg< no role > Esqr .
Granville Sharp< no role > Esqr .
Robert Hunter< no role > Esqr .
John Birch< no role > Esqr .




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