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<p><!-- indent first word -->Articles of Agreement had, made, concluded and agreed | <p><!-- indent first word -->Articles of Agreement had, made, concluded and agreed | ||
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upon this<!-- space to fit in date ie. 23rd --> day of<!-- gap to fit in month --> in the thirty < | upon this<!-- space to fit in date ie. 23rd --> day of<!-- gap to fit in month --> in the thirty <del>fifth</del> <add>eighth</add><!-- this has been crossed through and replaced by the word 'eighth' written in pencil above it. Not sure if you wanted me to mark this up because it is in pencil. Please amend as you see fit. --> | ||
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year of our Sovereign Lord George the 3<hi rend='superscript'>rd</hi>, by the Grace of | year of our Sovereign Lord George the 3<hi rend='superscript'>rd</hi>, by the Grace of | ||
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Jeremy Benthamm of Lincoln's Inn Esquire, of the other part. | Jeremy Benthamm of Lincoln's Inn Esquire, of the other part. | ||
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<p><!-- indent first word -->Whereas in and by the Statute passed on the seventh | <p><!-- indent first word -->Whereas in and by the Statute passed on the seventh | ||
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employing in hard labour such Convicts as are therein also | employing in hard labour such Convicts as are therein also | ||
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described, and appointing a | described, and appointing a Feoffee for the making purchase | ||
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thereof in manner therein also mentioned, may contract or | thereof in manner therein also mentioned, may contract or | ||
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Contracts such lawful clauses, covenants, and agreements, as <add>shall</add> | Contracts such lawful clauses, covenants, and agreements, as <add>shall</add> | ||
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Articles of Agreement had, made, concluded and agreed
upon this day of in the thirty fifth eighth
year of our Sovereign Lord George the 3rd, by the Grace of
God of Great Britain France and Ireland King, Defender of
the faith and so forth: and in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, between The Right
Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury
on the part and behalf of his Majesty of the one part and
Jeremy Benthamm of Lincoln's Inn Esquire, of the other part.
Whereas in and by the Statute passed on the seventh
day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and ninety-four and of his Majesty's Reign the thirty fourth
intitled An Act for erecting a Penitentiary House or Houses for
confining and employing Convicts it is provided among other
things that the Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being
after fixing upon a certain piece of Ground therein described
for the purpose of causing to be erected thereupon one or more
Penitentiary House or Houses, for the purpose of confining and
employing in hard labour such Convicts as are therein also
described, and appointing a Feoffee for the making purchase
thereof in manner therein also mentioned, may contract or
agree with any person or persons for the erecting and building
one or more Penitentiary House or Houses upon the said
ground in such manner and under and for such considerations,
terms, conditions, powers, limitations and restrictions
as the said Commissioners shall deem necessary and expedient,
and shall cause to be inserted in such Contract or
Contracts such lawful clauses, covenants, and agreements, as shall
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