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I have known
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25 years I was
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a servant there greatest part of that time and & never
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knew of any contagious distemper's reigning there
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I have just now been round the prison and find it
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extreamly healthy;
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Idont believe it was ever more so.
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Mc: Fossbrooke was next called in
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Mc. Fossbrooke
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you will infirm the
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to the Health of the prisoner
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I am a
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and serve the Prisons with
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Bread and have done so for 17 Years I go
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myself every day to
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B, and dis
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tribute the Bread Every prisoner receives
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his allowance
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of Brigd of Bread
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from my hands.
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There is no distemper
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these now
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and therefore if there was any contagious distemper
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I am the most likely person to know of it to get it, but I never was
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Goal distemper in the prison
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now I am confident
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I never knew of any
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contagious distemper in Cty. for even & at a ordinarily to myknow
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times the Goal has been
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full
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nar than abt. lidge there never ware abt. 6 ill at the same time the
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Goal is now
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exceedingly full but it I never
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was more healthy. I have seen The Boy has is a slothful idle
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duty
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lad and
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consequent
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any disorder that may happen is attach him
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must have double the affect on him.
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