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<p>At a meeting of the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestry<lb/> | |||
of the Parish of Saint John the Evangelist Westminster<lb/> | |||
specially convened for the purpose held on —</p> | |||
<p>Monday 26<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> November 1798</p> | |||
<p>This Vestry having maturely considered the<lb/> | |||
Heads of a Bill, proposed to be brought into<lb/> | |||
Parliament, for the inclosing of Tothill —<lb/> | |||
Fields and Erecting a Penitentiary House,<lb/> | |||
for confining and employing Convicts, —<lb/> | |||
Unanimously came to the following<lb/> | |||
Resolutions —</p> | |||
<p>Resolved</p> | |||
<p>That the inclosing Tothill Fields and<lb/> | |||
Erecting a Penitentiary House, according to<lb/> | |||
the Plan proposed, which will occupy a<lb/> | |||
space of 34 Acres clear of Roads &c, out of<lb/> | |||
56 Acres of which the Fields consist, will<lb/> | |||
be highly injurious to the interests of this<lb/> | |||
Parish —</p> | |||
<p>Resolved</p> | |||
<p>That it is the Opinion of this Vestry, the<lb/> | |||
Erection of a Penitentiary House within the<lb/> | |||
Boundaries of the Parish, will not only<lb/> | |||
tend to prevent all future Improvements<lb/> | |||
but will also immediately and materially<lb/> | |||
effect the Property of Persons having Estates<lb/> | |||
therein, by depreciating the Rents of<lb/> | |||
Houses, causing many now Occupied to be<lb/> | |||
quitted, and adding considerably to the<lb/> | |||
Assessments for the Relief of the Poor,<lb/> | |||
which are already <sic>extreemely</sic> <sic>burthensome</sic>. <add>Resolved</add></p> | |||
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At a meeting of the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestry
of the Parish of Saint John the Evangelist Westminster
specially convened for the purpose held on —
Monday 26th November 1798
This Vestry having maturely considered the
Heads of a Bill, proposed to be brought into
Parliament, for the inclosing of Tothill —
Fields and Erecting a Penitentiary House,
for confining and employing Convicts, —
Unanimously came to the following
Resolutions —
Resolved
That the inclosing Tothill Fields and
Erecting a Penitentiary House, according to
the Plan proposed, which will occupy a
space of 34 Acres clear of Roads &c, out of
56 Acres of which the Fields consist, will
be highly injurious to the interests of this
Parish —
Resolved
That it is the Opinion of this Vestry, the
Erection of a Penitentiary House within the
Boundaries of the Parish, will not only
tend to prevent all future Improvements
but will also immediately and materially
effect the Property of Persons having Estates
therein, by depreciating the Rents of
Houses, causing many now Occupied to be
quitted, and adding considerably to the
Assessments for the Relief of the Poor,
which are already extreemely burthensome. Resolved
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at a meeting of the rector, church wardens and vestry of the parish of saint john the evangelist westminster specially convened for the purpose and held on ye monday 26th november 1798 |
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mark daniel |
[[watermarks::joseph coles 1797 [brtiannia with shield emblem]]] |
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jeremy bentham; walter coulson |
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see note 2 to letter 1410, vol. 6 |
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