1779
Smiths Work Done by order
of his Majesty's Justices of
the Peace
for the County of
Middx
at the
House of Correction
at Clerkenwell
by
Jno Steele< no role >
£ s d
May 8
To Grinding 3 Axes and a Knife
to Cutt the Ropes for the Hemp]
0-0-8
11
To 9 New Plates and Nailes for Air
Holes and fixing on the Wards
in the Gallery}
0-10-0
Augst 4
To 4 Bars for the Privey Wd 0-1-23½ 0-17-2
To 2 Men ½ a Day fixing in Do0-3-0
To Mend a for of Hand Cuffs0-1-0
6
To 15 New Plates and Nailes with
Air Holes for the Sick Wars
0-15-0
To a Man ½ a Day fixing Do0-1-6
Septr 21
To Mend and Alring 2 Pulls of
Bells Wire staples Cranks and
Check Spring}
0-4-0
4
To a New Key and Mend ye Lock and
screws and Nutts and fixing on one
of the Apprentices Wards}
0-7-0
16
To Grinding 2 Axes to Chop Ropes 0-0-6
18
To Mend a Strong Plate Bolt and
a strong Cap Staple nailes and
fixing in the near Ward}
0-2-0
25
To Taking of a Lock and a New spring
and Mend the Lock and Mend of screws
and nutts and fixing on the Apprentices
Wards}
0-2-6
Octobr 13
To Mend ye Screws and nutts and screwing
up 4 S fastnings on the Mens side as
the Fellows Spoild}
0-5-0
15
To Cleaning and Oyling 6 Locks and
12 Bolt about the Goal}
0-3-0
16
To a New Sink Grate in ye mens Ward 0-3-0
Novbr 5
To a New Key two New Cover Plates
a New stub for the tumbler and Mend
and Cleaning ye Lock and Mend the
Screws and nutts and Rivitting the
Lock on the Gate on Womens side}
0-8-0
24
To 2 Bolsters to Raise the Gates0-2-0
To a Hinge and Rivitts to a Bedstead0-0-8
Decbr 10
To a New Bitt to a Key and Mend the
Lock at a Door on the Womens side}
0-2-0
16
To a New Key to the Apprentices
Wards and fitted to goe though
the Locks on the Apprentices Wards
and Nutts and screws and Mend
the Locks}
0-12-0
Carry'd over £5-0-6