January 1800.

Your Committee also Examined the Prison
Kitchen during the time the broth was making for
the Prisoners and have the Satisfaction of saying
that the Broth appeared to be Nutritious and Good
That it appeared to Your Committee that several
of the Prisoners in the House of Correction received
Food from their Friends under the Sanction of
Mr.. Webb the Apothecary and it being the Opinion
of your Committee that it would be Conducive to
the Comfort of the Prisoners and an important
saving to the County if they were permitted
under certain Regulations to receive common
plain Food (not Liquor.) from their Friends to be
delivered at the outer Gates of the Prison, Your
Committee beg leave to recommend it to the
Court to adopt this Measure.

And Your said Committee further Report
That they have Resolved to hold their future
Meeting's on the Friday before each Session and on
the Friday immediately after each Session of the
peace for this County.

And Your said Committee lastly Report
That the Average Number of the Prisoners in the
House of Correction since the last Session
amounts to 227. and That Mr.. Webb the Surgeon
and Apothecary stated the Prison to be generally
Healthy

"All Which the Committee Submit Etc
Danl, Williams< no role > ; Chairman.

Resolved That said Report be Received
and Confirmed and that the Prisoners in the House
of Correction be permitted to Receive plain Food not
Liquors from their Friends to be delivered at the outer
Gates of the Prison

By adjournment same Day

The Clerk of the peace having informed the Court
that the Contract entered into by Paul Giblett for
supplying the Prisoners in the House of Correction