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Panopt. J.B. to Holford Chairman of the Penitenty Comm'ee
29 Mar. 1811.
Sir
In part answer to Abercromby's Paper of the Queries.
Letter 1
1 Building Contract now Impacticable
A memorandum brother intimation with which I was obligingly furnished favoured together
with what I have been able to bear in mind of what passed at
with most recollections as I have been able to preserve of what passed
at the Committee during in the course of my Examination on Wednesday
the Committee last, have suggested to me the propriety of such taking this method
of stating bringing to view some matters of fact which perhaps may be found the nature of which I am inclined
to side for demand for my immediate attendance. What to hope will for that day at least be found in attendance to supersede
not the demand for my personal attendance. Whatever be the time which it may occupy a reading will I hope
be found less than what would be requisite i.e. the to what end committing⊞ ⊞ to papers during the sitting of the Committee
some in equal quantity of matter to writing in the way of if delivered in the tabled seven-voice from voices ⊞2 ⊞2 and unpresumptive statements together with the questions and the explanations that would necessarily come out of a mode of communication so ill adapted to the nature of the case.
1. Question: Can you state the terms on which you would now
undertake the building and superintendence ..... of a Penitentiary House
&c.
Answer: What concerns the building I could not now
undertake at my own risk in point of expence on any terms. There is no limited sum, or at
least none which after the terms as were once upon, I
could expect to be granted to me – this is therefore I may say,
no limited proposable sum at which I would could here charge myself with
the expence of erecting any such building. The incidents that
have put it out of my power are as follows. 1. In respect of the
details of the construction I myself having no professional acquaintance with the
subject,⊞2 ⊞2 and my own attention being necessarily devoted to other parts of the business I depended my confidence dependence was altogether upon my Brother, the (General Samuel Admiral Bentham now Commissioner
of the Navy), with whom the general idea of central inspection
had originated and with the benefit of whose together with the system of mechanical inventions by which employment
time since been occupied not exclusive at Peters Court. in whose 2. was to be found for such of the Prisoners as could not be employed in trades works they
respect of life had been accustomed to, and originated: and whose life interest in the convict interest in the convict was was according to the terms agreed upon† † Finance Committee 1796 78. Rep. 28' draught of Contract was used to succeed mine.
He is at present stationed at Edinborough, has been or Sheerness: – his time altogether engrossed as I understand by urgent
official business. In respect of prices of materials and instruments labour,⊞3 ⊞3 and the assurance of no unnecessary enhancement by sinister professional interest, his he
and I both depended my dependance was upon a most ingenious as well as trustworthy
man, a Mr Burns, at that time Architect to the Naval works, a Mr Burns,
two years ago Mr Burns died. who is since dead. It had been settled by me with Mr him, and
Burns to his perfect satisfaction that whatsoever remuneration he was
to have receive for his part in the business should be in the shape of in not in the usual shape
not as usual upon of a for in the expenditure, but of an in the shape
encreasing consequently with the expenditure, but in the shape of an
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