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

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Bridewell
Hospital
At a Prison Committee Wednesday 13th. July 1796

Henry Cranke< no role > Esqr Auditor General

Wm Hardy< no role > Esqr Wm Josh. Coltman< no role > Esqr Edwd. Spencer< no role > Esqr
Revd. J. Bowen

Gearing. Jno< no role > . furr.
continued.Ordered that John Gearing< no role > be continued in his place of Superintendant
of the Prisons till the next Committee

Surveyor to give
orders for Locks.Ordered that the Surveyor do give directions for putting Locks upon the
Doors of the Solitary Cells in the Women's Prison and that both Prisons be
scraped and Lime whitened under his direction

Chaplain's statemt.
respectg. Women
Prisrs.The Chaplain stated to the Committee the difficulties which had been
experienced in making any sort of Provision for those Female Prisoners who shew'd
a disposition to reform, and who had been permitted, agreeably to an Order of a
Committee of reference dated November 5th. 1793, to continue in the House after
the Expiration of the time of their Commitment, and expressed his desire that
the Committee would adopt some made of providing for them in future.

Resolved that the Chaplain be desired to recommend such Objects as he
shall think deserving, and that the Committee will take such Measures as the
Particular occasion may require./.

By the Callendar of the Prisoners there appeared to be

18 Men
18 Women
1 Apprentice
2 Children
39.




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