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<rs type="placeName" id="GLBRMB20101_geo119">Bridewell<lb></lb>
Hospital</rs>
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<hi rend="braceResult">At a Special Prison Committee Thurs: <rs type="date" id="GLBRMB20101_date74">Janry 21st: 1796</rs>
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<p n="968"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n968-1">Meredith Price</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n968-2">Granville Sharp</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="GLBRMB20101_occ478">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n968-3">Edward Spencer</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n968-4">John Thorne</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n968-5">William Waddington</rs>
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<p n="969">Contractor's Buss.<lb></lb>
farther Considd.The Committee having taken into consideration the order of the General<lb></lb>
Court respecting the Action against <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n969-1">Samuel Sellon</rs>
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Snuggs the Contractor<lb></lb>
for the alterations of the Mens Prison and Messrs. Biggs and <rs type="occupation" id="GLBRMB20101_occ482">Sarjant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
his Sureties</p>
<p n="970"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n970-1">Woodhouse,</rs>
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Mr. Jno.<lb></lb>
To Commence Actions.Resolved that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n970-3">John Woodhouse</rs>
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who officiates as Clerk of this<lb></lb>
Hospital during the present vacancy of a Clerk do immediately com-<lb></lb>
-mence and prosecute the said Action against the several parties above<lb></lb>
named as he shall be advised by Counsel.</p>
<p n="971">Vagrants, Conson ofIt appearing to the Committee that of the Vagrants who were committed<lb></lb>
to this Hospital in the course of the year 1795. One of them has been<lb></lb>
on 8 different commitments one other on Six five others on three and 16<lb></lb>
on two Commitments and that the evil is increasing</p>
<p n="972">And it appearing further to the Committee that Persons of the above<lb></lb>
description are by an Act passed in the 17th: Year of George the 2d. liable<lb></lb>
on conviction to be transported for any time not exceeding 7 Years</p>
<p n="973">Resolved that it be recommended to the General Court that a repre-<lb></lb>
sentation thereof be made to the Court of Aldermen for their consideration<lb></lb>
whether it would not be proper to prosecute one or more notorious <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
offenders of that Class as an example to others.</p>
<p n="974">Sick & Lame Persons<lb></lb>
Do.It appearing to the Committee that notwithstanding the representation<lb></lb>
of this Committee on the 14th. January 1795. and the resolution of the<lb></lb>
Court thereon upon the 29th. of that month that numbers of Sick and<lb></lb>
lame Persons utterly in capable of labor continue to be sent to this <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Hospital contrary to the intent and Spirit of the Charter</p>
<p n="975">Resolved that the Court be earnestly requested to take some effectual <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
means to remedy this evil</p>
<p n="976">The Surveyor reported that the plans for Building in that part of<lb></lb>
the Hospital intended for the Mens Prison were nearly completed<lb></lb>
and that he should lay the same before the Committee on Thursday next</p>
<p n="977">Resolved that the Treasurer be requested to Summon a Special <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Committee to receive and consider the same and that the Surveyor<lb></lb>
have notice to attend.</p>
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