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April 1782
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That the several Works done at
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amount to107.5.2
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Those at the
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House of Correction
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to67.3.3½
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Those at
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to17.14.½
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And those at the Guard House to9.7.6
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making in the whole the Sum of£201..10..-
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That upon the Examination of Mr. Newport
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Keeper
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of
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in respect
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to the Orders under which the said Work had been done at his Goal it
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appeared that some part thereof had, under particular circumstances of
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Emergency been ordered by himself and other parts under the Order of
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Sir
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George Booth
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and Mr. Blackborow Magistrates residing in the
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Vicinity of the Prison
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That upon the Examination of Mr Williamson the Smith to
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appeared that he had a written Order for some part of the Work under the
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Hands of Sir
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and Mr Blackborow that the rest had been
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done under applications made to him by the Servants of the Goal and
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that much of the Work had been of so necessary a kind that it had
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been performed at night
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That upon the Examination of Mr Wood the
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it
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appeared that he had not any written Orders but had not done any Work
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except under directions from Sir
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and Mr Blackborow or
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Surveyor
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That upon the Examination of Mr. Rogers the County
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Surveyor it appeared that he could not tell what specific orders he might
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have given but that he had never given any Orders for Work to be done but
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in Cases of the utmost necessity
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And it appearing to your Committee by an Order of Court
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made at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden for this County
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in the month of April 1780 that neither the Keeper of
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the
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Governor of the House of Correction at
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or the House Keeper at
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ought to give Orders for any Repair to be done to the Buildings
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under their respective care unless in cases of most urgent necessity and
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then only for what shall come within the Expence of Twenty shillings and
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even that in no more than one instance between the County day of One
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Session and the County day of the next immediate ensuing Session
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It is the Opinion of this Committee that neither the Keeper of
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the
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or the
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House Keeper at
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ought to give Orders for any emendations
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