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<p><head>Minutes on Convicts' Act</head></p> | |||
<p>D. Campbell Esq<hi rend="superscript">r.</hi></p> | |||
<p>I was appointed by the Justices of Middlesex<lb/> | |||
Overseer of the Convicts in July 1776. I was directed<lb/> | |||
to provide a Ship of 240 Tons to receive<lb/> | |||
the Convicts to the amount of 120. I provided<lb/> | |||
a Ship called the Justitia about 260 Tons. There<lb/> | |||
were no particular orders given me about the<lb/> | |||
mode of fitting her out, I endeavoured to do as<lb/> | |||
well as I could like the Plan of Transports<lb/> | |||
that convey Troops Government send out & at<lb/> | |||
first I tried two Tier of Beds one above another<lb/> | |||
as they <del>had</del> have in Transports. <del>they</del></p> | |||
<p>They have generally 5 feet between each two,<lb/> | |||
but I had 5 feet 10 inches.</p> | |||
<p>I allowed 10 inches a man which I believe<lb/> | |||
is the allowance in Transport vessels.</p> | |||
<p>The men there be two in a bed</p> | |||
<p>I soon found that mode of laying them was not<lb/> | |||
proper, and was advised to alter it, and to endeavour<lb/> | |||
to give them more room. I then pulled down the<lb/> | |||
Cabbins and adopted one general platform on<lb/> | |||
each <del>deck</del> deck, which is the plan that now exists,<lb/> | |||
only instead of 10 Inches a man I allow two<lb/> | |||
feet.</p> | |||
<p>I adopted the plan of matting – but when they were<lb/> | |||
<add>loose</add></p> | |||
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Minutes on Convicts' Act
D. Campbell Esqr.
I was appointed by the Justices of Middlesex
Overseer of the Convicts in July 1776. I was directed
to provide a Ship of 240 Tons to receive
the Convicts to the amount of 120. I provided
a Ship called the Justitia about 260 Tons. There
were no particular orders given me about the
mode of fitting her out, I endeavoured to do as
well as I could like the Plan of Transports
that convey Troops Government send out & at
first I tried two Tier of Beds one above another
as they had have in Transports. they
They have generally 5 feet between each two,
but I had 5 feet 10 inches.
I allowed 10 inches a man which I believe
is the allowance in Transport vessels.
The men there be two in a bed
I soon found that mode of laying them was not
proper, and was advised to alter it, and to endeavour
to give them more room. I then pulled down the
Cabbins and adopted one general platform on
each deck deck, which is the plan that now exists,
only instead of 10 Inches a man I allow two
feet.
I adopted the plan of matting – but when they were
loose
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