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February 1786
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Thus have the Committee endeavoured to meet the Wishes of this
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Court as expressed in the Resolutions of Thursday 21st. October 1784 And to the
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Consideration of this Court they Submit this Account of their Proceedings together
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with a Description of the intended Building and every Circumstances relating
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to it. In all which they hope it will appear that their Attention to the
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Business before them has been somewhat suitable to its Magnitude and
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Importance: And that their first Object has been to Establish such a House of
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Correction for the
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County of Middlesex
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, as should not only in itself be
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productive of the most salutary Effects, but be worthy of Imitation in other
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parts of the Kingdom
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Much it is acknowledged will yet remain with this Court to order
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and determine respecting the future internal Management of the Prison when
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it shall be compleated, And very much will depend on the appointment of
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proper persons to govern it who this Committee is of Opinion ought to be
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Men of Integrity and Sobriety, Men of Prudence and Firmness with Humanity
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Persons desirous of answering the Purposes already suggested in this Report;
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ever anxious to secure the Persons: to preserve the Health to inforce the
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Correction and (as far as occasional good Advice and a constant good
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Example can Effect it) to promote the Reformation of the Prisoners.
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All which the Committee Submit Etc"
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W Bleamire
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It was moved and Seconded that the said Report be received which
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was carried unanimously in the affirmative.
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The Plans for the intended House of Correction for this County as prepared
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by the said Committee were laid before the Court and the same being inspected
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were explained by
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Jacob Leroux
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Esqr
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Resolved That it is the Opinion of this Court that the Plan for
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a House of Correction now produced and laid before the Court is a proper
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and Convenient plan for a House of Correction for this County and that the same
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ought to be adopted and carried into Execution
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A Particular or Description of the intended manner of
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Erecting and finishing the Building and forming the Yards Outletts and other
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accomadations being also laid before the Court by the Committee and Read
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and debated upon It was Resolved That the same together with the
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necessary Measures for carrying the whole into Execution be taken into
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Consideration on the County day of the next Session, and that in the mean time
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