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25 Jany 1812
Panopt. Paul

Question 8 by Mr Holford Chairman What is your opinion of the Act of the 19th
Geo. 3. C. 74

Answer by Sir George Paul. The first idea of constructing
National Penitentiary Houses was suggested by
the life of the American Colonies as a place of transportation
for criminal offences. This circumstance I consider
as marking the purpose of the system of imprisonment then
in contemplation of the Legislature.

The Act of the 19th Geo. 3. although lightly created
not to say ridiculed by a late Commentator in a
work lying on your table, was the result of the united
labours of the most profound lawyer and the most distinguished
philanthropists of the time in which it passed.

Identifier: | JB/118/284/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 118.
Date_1	1812-01-25	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	118	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	284	Info in main headings field	panopt. paul
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d1 / e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	th 1806
Marginals		Paper Producer	andre morellet
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1806
Notes public		ID Number	39338
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