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 26 of 5346th December 1792


December 6th. 1792.

Present

John Read< no role > Esqr .Wm. Waddington< no role > Esqr

Examined the Prisons and found them clean

By the Calendar of the Prisoners there appeared to be

48 Man27 at Labour
9 Apprentices9 at Labour
22 Women15 at Labour
5 Children
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Ordered that two Chaldron of Coals be delivered for the
Use of the Women's Prison, and that the Matron
be informed they are for the use of that Prisoner only.

Messrs. Henley and Son having proposed to give £2.10.
& Ton for picking Junk into Oakum they delivering and
taking away the same at their own Expence and allowing
One Cent in each Ton for Waste.

Ordered that the Taskmaster do receive Junk from Messrs.
Henley and Son on the above Terms as the same m [..]
be wanted for the Employment of the Prisoners.

Jno Read< no role >
William Waddington< no role >




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