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Stat 24 Geo: 3 continued— "of any offender under the same such Overseer shall during the
"term have the powers incident to the office of Sheriff or Goaler ,
"and be answerable for any escape of such offender, and also during
"such custody shall feed and cloth such offender and shall keep
"him to labour at such places and under such directions as his
"Majesty shall by order directed to such Overseer appoint "Now
therefore it is further agreed that in pursuance of the said
Act of the 7th July 1794 the said Lords Commissioners
shall humbly recommend to his Majesty that he would be
graciously pleased to appoint the said Jeremy Bentham
to be Governor of the said hereby intended Penitentiary House
or Houses when erected, with their appurtenances during his
natural life with the same powers as those which his
Majesty is enabled to give to such Overseer as abovementioned
in manner abovementioned, Remainder to any Assignee
or Assignees jointly or successively of the said Jeremy Bentham
or for any term or terms determinable upon
his life, Remainder to the said Samuel Bentham, Remainder
to any Assignee or Assignees of the said Samuel
as aforesaid, with an allowance annexed to the said office of
not less than £12,000 a year payable quarterly clear of all
taxes, fees, gratuities and other deductions whatsoever and with
interest in case of arrear as aforesaid as also to appoint every
such successive Governor as aforesaid Feoffee of the said
piece of ground to be purchased for the purposes of the said
Statute of the 7th of July 1794 as aforesaid : provided that
such allowance shall not begin to become due untill one year after

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Folio number	085	Info in main headings field
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Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
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