★ Find a new page on our Untranscribed Manuscripts list.
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
<!-- ENTER TRANSCRIPTION BELOW THIS LINE --> | <!-- ENTER TRANSCRIPTION BELOW THIS LINE --> | ||
<head>Proposal | <head>Proposal</head> | ||
For maintaining and employing Convicts in a new invented building in <lb/> | <p>For maintaining and employing Convicts in a new invented building in <lb/> | ||
which they will remain universally subject to uninterrupted inspection <lb/> | which they will remain universally subject to uninterrupted inspection <lb/> | ||
by <lb/> | by <lb/> | ||
Jeremy Bentham of Lincoln's Inn Esquire. <lb/> | Jeremy Bentham of Lincoln's Inn Esquire. <lb/> | ||
I. Articles to be performed on the part of Government. <lb/> | I. Articles to be performed on the part of Government. <lb/> | ||
1. A spot for the erection of the building to be provided at the <lb/> | |||
expense of the Crown: viz: the spot at Battersea Rise of which <lb/> | expense of the Crown: viz: the spot at Battersea Rise of which <lb/> | ||
the price was settled by a Jury on Sept<hi rend='superscript'>r</hi> 1782 in virtue of <lb/> | the price was settled by a Jury on Sept<hi rend='superscript'>r</hi> 1782 in virtue of <lb/> | ||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
umpire: but with liberty to the proposer or his Representatives <lb/> | umpire: but with liberty to the proposer or his Representatives <lb/> | ||
at any time within 21 years to purchase the <sic>premisses</sic> in fee <lb/> | at any time within 21 years to purchase the <sic>premisses</sic> in fee <lb/> | ||
simple on payment of the money advanced by the Crown | simple on payment of the money advanced by the Crown-<lb/></p> | ||
<p>3. Indemnification to be provided at the <sic>expence</sic> of the Crown <lb/> | <p>3. Indemnification to be provided at the <sic>expence</sic> of the Crown <lb/> | ||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
by referees, one to be named on the part of the Crown, the other <lb/> | by referees, one to be named on the part of the Crown, the other <lb/> | ||
on the part of the individual interested with power to appoint an <lb/> | on the part of the individual interested with power to appoint an <lb/> | ||
umpire.</p> | umpire.<lb/></p> | ||
<p> | <p> | ||
4. | 4. £27,000 to be advanced to the Proposer: for which he <lb/> | ||
engages to maintain any number of Convicts not exceeding 1,000 for <lb/> | engages to maintain any number of Convicts not exceeding 1,000 for <lb/> | ||
the first year. | the first year. | ||
<add> | <add> | ||
5. For</add><lb/>< | 5. For</add><lb/></p> | ||
<!-- DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --> | <!-- DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --> | ||
{{Metadata:{{PAGENAME}}}} | {{Metadata:{{PAGENAME}}}}{{Completed}} | ||
Proposal
For maintaining and employing Convicts in a new invented building in
which they will remain universally subject to uninterrupted inspection
by
Jeremy Bentham of Lincoln's Inn Esquire.
I. Articles to be performed on the part of Government.
1. A spot for the erection of the building to be provided at the
expense of the Crown: viz: the spot at Battersea Rise of which
the price was settled by a Jury on Septr 1782 in virtue of
the Penitentiary Act 19 Geo: 3 Ch. 74-
2. A lease thereof for 99 years to be granted to the proposer
at a rent proportioned to the purchase money to be ascertained by
two referees one to be appointed on the part of the Crown, the
other on the part of the proposer with power to appoint an
umpire: but with liberty to the proposer or his Representatives
at any time within 21 years to purchase the premisses in fee
simple on payment of the money advanced by the Crown-
3. Indemnification to be provided at the expence of the Crown
for any damage that may result to the actual Occupants from the
sudden loss of possession on their parts: the quantum to be ascertained
by referees, one to be named on the part of the Crown, the other
on the part of the individual interested with power to appoint an
umpire.
4. £27,000 to be advanced to the Proposer: for which he
engages to maintain any number of Convicts not exceeding 1,000 for
the first year.
5. For
|
Identifier: | JB/115/016/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 115. |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
115 |
panopticon |
||
|
016 |
|||
|
001 |
proposal / for maintaining and employing convicts in a new invented building in which they will be universally subject to uninterrupted inspection |
||
|
copy/fair copy sheet |
4 |
||
|
recto |
|||
|
j whatman |
|||
|
admiral pavel chichagov |
|||
|
37391 |
|||
