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 67 of 2309th January 1793



Bridewell
Hospital
At a Prison Committee of Reference Thursday 6th. June 1793.

Mr. Deputy Leekey

Joseph Bushnan< no role > Esqr .Granville Sharp< no role > Esqr .


John Birch< no role > Esqr .The Revd . Osborn Wight< no role >
The Revd. Thomas Bowen< no role >
by desire

By the Calender of Prisoners there appeared to be

6 Men
4 Apprentices
16 Women
5 Children
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Reference ConsideredThe Committee met to take into consideration the following Reference from the General Court of the 8th.
May last but it being the Anniversary meeting of the charity children at St. Pauls many of
the Members were absent and the Committee adjourned to this day fortnight.

The Reference."To consider whether and by what means the Estates and
"revenues of the Hospital of Bridewell can be appropriated
"with greater effect than at present to the benefit of
"the poor objects thereof and to report their opinion thereon
"to this Court together with the estimates of the probable expence
"of such improvements as they may recommend./"




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