JB/115/084/001

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Articles of Agreement had, made, concluded & 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 &
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
& ninety four and 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 or 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 one or more Penitentiary House or
"Houses upon the said ground in such manner and 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 agreements, as shall be requisite to enforce the
"execution of the same accordingly, and within a time to be

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Folio number	084	Info in main headings field
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Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
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