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<p n="2594">January 1800.</p>
<p n="2595">Your Committee also Examined the Prison<lb></lb>
Kitchen during the time the broth was making for<lb></lb>
the Prisoners and have the Satisfaction of saying<lb></lb>
that the Broth appeared to be Nutritious and Good<lb></lb>
That it appeared to Your Committee that several<lb></lb>
of the Prisoners in the House of Correction received<lb></lb>
Food from their Friends under the Sanction of<lb></lb>
Mr.. Webb the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ1045">Apothecary</rs>
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and it being the Opinion<lb></lb>
of your Committee that it would be Conducive to<lb></lb>
the Comfort of the Prisoners and an important<lb></lb>
saving to the County if they were permitted<lb></lb>
under certain Regulations to receive common<lb></lb>
plain Food (not Liquor.) from their Friends to be<lb></lb>
delivered at the outer Gates of the Prison, Your<lb></lb>
Committee beg leave to recommend it to the<lb></lb>
Court to adopt this Measure.</p>
<p n="2596">And Your said Committee further Report<lb></lb>
That they have Resolved to hold their future<lb></lb>
Meeting's on the Friday before each Session and on<lb></lb>
the Friday immediately after each Session of the<lb></lb>
peace for this County.</p>
<p n="2597">And Your said Committee lastly Report<lb></lb>
That the Average Number of the Prisoners in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1749">House of Correction</rs>
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since the last Session<lb></lb>
amounts to 227. and That Mr.. Webb the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ1046">Surgeon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ1047">Apothecary</rs>
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stated the Prison to be generally<lb></lb>
Healthy</p>
<p n="2598">"All Which the Committee Submit Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2598-1">Danl, Williams</rs>
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; Chairman.</p>
<p n="2599">Resolved That said Report be Received<lb></lb>
and Confirmed and that the Prisoners in the House<lb></lb>
of Correction be permitted to Receive plain Food not<lb></lb>
Liquors from their Friends to be delivered at the outer<lb></lb>
Gates of the Prison</p>
<p n="2600">By adjournment same Day</p>
<p n="2601">The Clerk of the peace having informed the Court<lb></lb>
that the Contract entered into by Paul Giblett for<lb></lb>
supplying the Prisoners in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1750">House of Correction</rs>
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