Richard Clark< no role > Esqr . Alderman Treasurer

Wm. Josh. Coltman< no role > Esqr Meredith Price< no role > Esqr Benjamin Wood< no role > Esqr
James Bate< no role > Esqr .

Poynder, Thomas< no role >
his applicon for partof Contract Money.An application was made to the Committee by Mr Thomas
Poynder< no role > , that part of the Money agreed to be paid him under his
Contract for building a New Prison might be now advanced and the
Surveyor having certified that the Building was covered in.

Order thereuponOrdered that Mr Treasurer be requested to pay the said
Thomas Poynder< no role > £500 immediately another £500 in December
another £500 in January and the Committee was of Opinion and
accordingly resolved that the Treasurer should advance to the
said Thomas Poynder< no role > the further Sum of £500 in the month of
April the further Sum of £500 in the month of June on the
Surveyors certifying a sufficient progress having been made in
the said Building and the remainder of the Contract Money in
the Month of July upon the Surveyors Certificate that the
Building is completely finished agreeably to his Contract

Gearing, Mary, her
application.Mary Gearing< no role > the Wife of the Superintendant of the Prisons
attended the Committee, and stated, that she was in great
distress in consequence of her husband having been suspended
for misconduct from the 18th February to the 8th June last,
during which time he received no wages from the Hospital,
and it appearing to the Committee that the said Mary
Gearing< no role > was very diligent in her Attendance upon the
Prisoners

Ordered that the Steward do pay her the Sum of Five Guineas

By the Calendar of the Prisoners there appeared to be

17 Men
7 Women
1 Apprentice
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