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<p n="307"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="GLBRMB20101_geo14">Bridewell<lb></lb>
Hospital</rs>
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<hi rend="braceResult">At a Prison Committee Wednesday <rs type="date" id="GLBRMB20101_date9">10th. October 1792</rs>
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.</hi>
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<p n="308"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n308-1">John Read</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="GLBRMB20101_occ74">Esqr</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="309"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n309-1">Granville Sharp</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="GLBRMB20101_occ75">Esqr</rs>
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.Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n309-2">Richard Till</rs>
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<p n="310">The Minutes of the last Committee were read</p>
<p n="311">The Minutes of the several Sub. Committees were read</p>
<p n="312">The Calender of the prisoners being laid before the Committee there appeared to be</p>
<p n="313">23 Men<lb></lb>
36 Women<lb></lb>
7 Children<lb></lb>
4 Apprentices<lb></lb>
1 Boy of the House</p>
<p n="314">Candidates for place of<lb></lb>
Superintendant of<lb></lb>
Prisoners &c.The Petitions of the following persons for the place of Superintendant of the prisoners were<lb></lb>
then read.</p>
<p n="315"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-1">Samuel Griffiths</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-2">Charles Portlock</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-3">William Griffiths</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-4">John Selwin</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-5">John Gearing</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-6">Thomas White</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-7">John Bolton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-293">Lindsey Fowler</rs>
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<interp inst="GLBRMB20101_n315-293" type="surname" value="Fowler"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-8">Charles Higgins</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-23">Robert Helson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-9">Joseph Harris</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-10">Benjamin Roffe</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-11">William Perry</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n315-12">Edward Wheeler</rs>
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<p n="316">And they having been all called in and examined the Committee</p>
<p n="317"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n317-1">Gearing Jno</rs>
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. Appointed<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="GLBRMB20101_occ76">Superintendt</rs>
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. of Prisoner<lb></lb>
His Salary &c.Resolved that <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n317-2">John Gearing</rs>
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be appointed <rs type="occupation" id="GLBRMB20101_occ77">Superintendant</rs>
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of the prisoners<lb></lb>
during the pleasure of the Committee with a Salary of Eighteen Shillings a week, that<lb></lb>
he be allowed Two Rooms for his apartments, that he be not permitted to follow any<lb></lb>
other employment, that he reside constantly in the Hospital, and give up the whole of<lb></lb>
his time to the Superintendence of the prisoners that he is not to receive any fee<lb></lb>
emolument or profit whatever over and above his Weekly Wages.</p>
<p n="318">Ordered the Clerk to give to <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n318-1">John Gearing</rs>
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a fair copy of his appointment.</p>
<p n="319">Steward & Superintendt.<lb></lb>
to Purchase Hemp and<lb></lb>
Oakum.Ordered the Steward in conjunction with <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n319-3">John Gearing</rs>
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to purchase One Ton of<lb></lb>
Hemp and One Ton of Oakum for the employment of the prisoners.</p>
<p n="320">The Beadle having represented to the Committee that the prisoners were<lb></lb>
suffering great hardships from want of Beds or some covering in the night time</p>
<p n="321">Steward to purchase<lb></lb>
Straw.Resolved that till some general improvement is adopted for the benefit of the prisoners<lb></lb>
the Steward be ordered to purchase a sufficient quantity of Straw for their use</p>
<p n="322">Also Mattrasses &c.Resolved that the Steward do purchase four Hair Matrasses and Bolsters with proper<lb></lb>
Blankets and Coverlids for the use of the patients in the Infirmary on the Mens side</p>
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