JB/115/071/001

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Title and
Introductory
Form
Taken from Duncan
Campbel's Contract

Articles of Agreement, had, made concluded and agreed
upon this |^^^| day of |^^^| in the thirty fifth
year of our Sovereign Lord George the 3rd, by the Grace of
God of Great Britain France and Ireland King, Defender of
the faith, and so forth: and in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and ninety-five, between the Right Honourable
the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury
on the part and behalf of his Majesty of the one part and
Jeremy Bentham of Lincoln's Inn Esquire, of the other
part.

Whereas in and by the Statute passed on the seventh
day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and ninety four and of his Majesty's Reign the thirty
fourth intitled "An Act for erecting a Penitentiary House or
"Houses for confining and employing Convicts" it is provided
among other things that "the Commissioners of the Treasury
"for the time being after fixing upon a certain piece of
"ground therein described for the purpose of causing to be erected
"thereupon one or more Penitentiary House of Houses, for
"the purpose of confining and employing in hard labour such
"Convicts as are therein also described, and appointing a
"Feoffee for the making purchase thereof in manner therein
"also mentioned may contract or agree with any person or persons
"for the erecting and building onbe or more Penitentiary
"House or Houses upon the said ground in such manner &
"under and for such considerations, terms, conditions, powers,
"limitations and restrictions as the said Commissioners shall
"deem necessary and expedient, and shall cause to be inserted
"in such Contract or Contracts such lawful clauses, covenants,
and

Identifier: | JB/115/071/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 115.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	1
Box	115	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	071	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	2
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Penner		Watermarks
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Notes public		ID Number	37446
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