May 1784

To His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in their General Quarter Session of the Peace holden for the
said County in the Month of April 1784 assembled

The Report of the Committee appointed To
take into Consideration the Building a New
House of Correction on a Scale adapted to the
Ground purchased of the Quakers together
with the Scite of the present House of
Correction.

The said Committee Report

That having taken into Consideration the Order of
reference to them made at the last Session Vizt. "That the Consideration
of building a New House of Correction on a Scale adapted to the Ground
purchased of the Quakers together with the scite of the present House
of Correction be referred to a Committee and a plan or plans be prepared
by them for that purpose to be laid before the Court on the County day of
next Session"

The Committee proceeded to appoint an Architect to
prepare a plan or plans of a House of Correction for this County adapted
to the Ground approved of by the Court for that purpose and thereupon
appointed Jacob Leroux< no role > Esqr . Architect for the above purpose

It appearing that the greatest number of Prisoners confirmed
at any one time in the House of Correction hath been 233 Your Committee
Resolved that Accomodation for not more than 350 together with
proper conveniences for labour be provided in the New House of
Correction to be built for this County and gave it as an instruction to the
Architect to form a Plan with a Surrounding Wall to the prison & another
Plan without such Wall.

Mr Leroux pursuant to the Resolutions of the Committee
produced Two Plans of a House of Correction for this County on a Scale adapted
to the Ground purchased of the Quakers for that purpose Vizt. One with a
Surrounding Wall the other without such Wall the same were Marke A.
Aa Ab Ac Ad Ae. B and signed by the Clerk to the Committee
and are here unto subjoined.