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<p n="277"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">January 1775</note>
confined in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo318">New Prison</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo319">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo320">Bridewell</rs>
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are never Kept<lb></lb>
under ground there being no places in either for that purpose</p>
<p n="278">A Motion was made that this Court do approved<lb></lb>
this part of the said Committees Report and the same was resolved<lb></lb>
accordingly</p>
<p n="279">Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n279-1">Edward Hall</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n279-1" type="surname" value="Hall"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n279-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ120">Governor</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo321">Clerkenwell</rs>
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Brid<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
having informed the Committee that the Gateway of the said prison is<lb></lb>
a Ruinous and dangerous State both as to passengers and the rest of<lb></lb>
building And the Committee having Viewed and Examined the same<lb></lb>
there appears to be a dangerous Settlement in the <del>same</del>
Brick Work<lb></lb>
which forms the <del>said</del>
Gateway and that unless the same be proper<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Secured it may prove fatal in its Consequences to some other pa<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of the Prison Wherefore the Committee Recommend that Mr.<lb></lb>
Rogers do immediately & Effectually secure the same</p>
<p n="280">A Motion was made that this Court do approve of<lb></lb>
this part of the said Committees Report and the same was Resolved<lb></lb>
accordingly</p>
<p n="281">The said Committee further Report That<lb></lb>
having taken into Consideration the proposal of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n281-1">Edward Hale</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n281-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ121">Governor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo322">House of Correction</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo323">Clerkenwell</rs>
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for keeping the<lb></lb>
Prisoners committed to His Custody to hard Labour It is recommend<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
by Your Committee that an Advertisement be inserted with a View<lb></lb>
to obtain a proper proposal or Contract from some Manufacturer in<lb></lb>
any branch of Trade to keep the persons committed to hard Labour<lb></lb>
in the said prison in Constant Employment</p>
<p n="282">A Motion was made that this Court do agree<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
their said Committee in this part of their said Report and the same<lb></lb>
being carried in the affirmative It is Ordered that so much <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the said Report as last mentioned be Confirmed and the same is hereby<lb></lb>
Ratified and Confirmed accordingly</p>
<p n="283">The said Committee further Report That up<lb></lb>
Viewing and Examining into the unaltered part of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo324">New prison</rs>
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it<lb></lb>
appears that the Womens Ward and the Keepers House are greatly on<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of Repair It is the Opinion of the Committee that W. Rogers do Survey<lb></lb>
the same and Report his Opinion of what is necessary to be done in<lb></lb>
and to the same</p>
<p n="284">A Motion was made that this Court do agree<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the said Committee in this part of their said Report and the same<lb></lb>
being carried in the affirmative It is Ordered that so</p>
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