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1F.—8I: which — breadth forms a plat-form or foot-board for people to walk
on in passing from the head-rowing-links to the rowing link at the tail,
behind the habitable part: consequently the extreme breadth was is about 16FyI . From this foot-board to the floor of the rooms
in depth, and from the side of the rooms to the side of the boat, (that
if the breadth of the foot-board) in breadth, forms a space all along,
which, opening into the rooms, affords a continued range of cupboards
on each side. Height of the rooms, 7—4 in the middle: 6—7. at each
side: the difference is occasioned by the form of the roof which of course is a
little arched for the sake of strength, that upon occasion it may bear a man
The front room (occupying only the hinder half of the 3d link on which it
stands, forms an anti-room for attendants: That immediately behind it, oc-
-cupies the whole of the 4th, and forms the dining-room. Of the 5th link
the front half forms a drawing-room or dressing-room, which-ever you
please to call it, from into which her Majesty, with a select party, may with-
-draw from the dining room: behind this drawing—or dressing—room is the
bed-chamber, with two cabbins for attendants, and other conveniences. The
place for the bed is an alcove taken out of the breadth and occupying the
middle part of that breadth, just at the hind part of the link: fronting it is
a very neat cabin-stove in the English taste made on purpose. The
whole length of the rooms is filled with windows on each side, separated
only by panels of 6 inches wide. Height of the windows 3 foot all a—
—long: width of each window 2 1/2: to each window 4 panes; the wood-work
of them that does the same. Between the anti-room and the dining-room
there is necessarily a span of 2 or 3 feet or more to give room for managing the junction

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Identifier: | JB/540/347/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 540.
Date_1	1787-05-04	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	540	Main Headings
Folio number	347	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
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