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January 1798.
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of advantage to the County to appoint an inteligent
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Carpenters
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Etc. and superintend the same, To purchase
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Timber and other Materials for their Employment and
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in short to take upon himself the Duty and Office of a
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Task Master
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throughout
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and Mr.. Thomas
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Brayne appearing to the Committee well Qualified for
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this Service-They resolved that he be appointed at a
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Salary of one Guinea Pr. Week subject to the Confirmation
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or otherwise of this Court This Officer is to keep an Account
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in writing of all Works done by the Prisoners under his
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Direction and of all Materials brought into the Prison
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and delivered out when wrought then the Nett Profit of
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the Labour of the Prisoners in the last Quarter was
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£91..14..10. but it is to be observed that several Prisoners
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are Working to much greater advantage at their respective
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Trades the Profits of whose Labour will be brought to
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Account at the end of the Year.
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The Governor in the Absence of the Surgeon Reported
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that 4 Prisoners were in the Infirmary; that Brady
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one of the Mutineers whose Leg had been sentenced to
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be cut off it was hoped would in time recover the use
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of his Leg, his behaviour is particularly Orderly and
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good-The next Committee met on the 16th. of October the
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Number of Prisoners 200. Vizt. 162 Men and 38. Women
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including 38 Mutineers and the Governor had an Order
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for receiving 4 others most of those the Governor (tho' not
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required to do more than receive them at the Gate of the
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Prison) had been obliged to fetch and convey from the
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River the Officers appointed to Conduct them particularly
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requesting him to undertake that Service
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The Governor Reported that 17. Prisoners were
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discharged last Week all of whom were taken to the
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Public Office in
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where the Magistrates
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are very in their Endeavours to see them so disposed
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of as to prevent if possible their Return to their evil
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Courses.
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