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December 1784
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And having read Mr Harwoods Petition and examined the Accounts
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in the said Petition referred to and within which Accounts Mr.
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Harwood is ready to make Oath are included all Emoluments
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Advantages Perquisites and Profits of any kind whatsoever which
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he or any one for him has received or taken by virtue of his Office
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It appears to Your Committee That the Profits of the Governour
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of the House of Correction arise by Fees by the accomodation of
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Prisoners with Lodging and Beds and by Copies of Commitments
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That the Expenditures are made in Wages to Servants necessary
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for the Government of the Prison and in incidental Charges of trifling
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matters for the accomodation of Prisoners
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That from the 3d. day of March 1783 ( the day on which
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Mr Harwood entered into the execution of his Office to the 2d. day
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of March 1784 inclusive being one Year the Receipts in his Office
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appear to be£386..0..9
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The expenditures within the same time £217..15..10
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That at the time Mr Harwood came into Office the fee
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for the discharge of every Prisoner was 7th) but that by an Order
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of Court bearing date the 1st. day of May 1783 this fee was reduced
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to 5s/6d. and that such Alteration made a reduction in the receipts
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of that year of£47:2..0
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That at the time of Mr Harwoods entering into Office he
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found Six Servants employed in the Government of the Prison and
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a Turnkey That 3 of these Servants had 10s/6d a Week each and three 6s/
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each That the Turnkey had half a Guinea a Week and an allowance
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of One Shilling out of every fee received for turning the Key. That the
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same number of Servants have been since retained by him and the
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same allowances have been continued to them
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That from the 5th. day of April 1783 there has been also a
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Person employed as Task master to take care of the Materials and
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superintend the Prisoners who labour at a Weekly Salary of 14s/ being
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the allowance usually heretofore made to such Persons as have
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been employed in the like service
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