JB/118/096/003

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may be instanced for one. But without the concurrence
of equal elevation & equal vicinity to the
Metropolis it can never be equally convenient and
proper for the purpose of a Penitentiary Establishment
upon whatever plan & from whatever resources
carried on: without equal vicinity to the River,
in addition to those other circumstances of advantage,
it can never be equally convenient for a Penitentiary
Establishment to be carried on upon the
particular plan proposed by your Memorialist
& from the particular resources on which he depends
Equal elevation, especially in a spot which is to be
in the vicinity of the River, is necessary to afford
your Memorialist an equal security to the health
& longevity of his Prisoners, whose lives he is to
ensure: equal vicinity to the Metropolis is necessary
in order to place the conduct of the establishment
with equal effect under the Inspection &
Guardianship of the public eye: a point so well
known to have been regarded by Howard as a
fundamental one: equal vicinity to the River is
more particularly necessary to a Penitentiary
House upon the plan of your Memorialist
whose materials as well worked up as raw stone
to wit & wood are absolutely of the very bulkiest
kind: Will your Lordships engage to convey
by

Identifier: | JB/118/096/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 118.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	118	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	096	Info in main headings field
Image	003	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f39 / f40 / f41 / f42
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	39150
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