Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minute Books of the General Prison Committee
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1st August 1792 - 22nd April 1802

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Image 21 of 53414th November 1792


November. the 14th.1792

Present

Robert Hunter< no role > Esqr .Mr. John Read< no role >

Examined the Prisons and found them very clean.

The Calendar of the Prisoners being laid before
the Committee there appeared to be

45 Men
2 Apprentices
29 Women
10 Children
86

The Committee proceeded to take into consideration
the following recommendations from Mr Till which
were read as follows vizt.

That
1

the present Matron and Porter being incapable from Age and Infirmities
of performing their respective Duties, and that theyought to be Superannuated
upon such Annuties as the Court may think fit.

That
2

All Prisoners who are sent to this Hospital for Punishment ought to be
kept in Solitary confinement and that a reasonable portion of Work
should be assigned them to perform every day.

That
3

every Prisoners should be paid at going out of the House two pence
in each Shilling which they have earned during their continuance
there.

That
4

every Prisoner neglecting or spoiling their Work should not receive
any Sustenance But Bread and Water




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