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No 2. Page 12. " The only work in which its is pretended
to employ the Prisoners is that of picking oakum . . . . at a maximum of three pence a day in earnings". * * Compare this three pence with the Philadelphia twenty pence . —

No3. Page 27 — "Supposing the Prisoners to work fairly ,
. . . and not to secrete , as has frequently been done ,
a great part of the materials , rather than be at the
trouble of picking them ."— + + Quere , how much would be secreted by prisoners in a Panopticon Penitentiary House , in which they need never be an instant out of sight ? —

N<hi rend='underline'>o</hi>.4. Page 13 . "A new system of feeding the Prisoners
without the Prison , by their relations and friends , was most
unfortunately introduced". —

No. 5. Page 15 . "The peace and quiet of the Prison
"is utterly detstroyed by the perpetual visits of the prisoner's friends with  : The friends without are
"frequently distressed , in order to furnish the prisoners
"with food , and are driven to evil practices to procure
"the supply ". —

No 6. Page 35. "The ostensible idea was that it would
"save a considerable sum to the Country ; I have no reason
"to believe that it saves the Country a farthing ; the
"prisoners demands his allowance , as if nothing were
"bought to him ; and is glad to make himself friends
"among his fellow-prisoners , by distributing what he does
"not want for himself ". —

N<hi rend='underline'>o</hi> 7. Page 36. " These mere work of opening the hatch
"at the prison gate . . . . and serving the . . . . rath rations
"through the different parts of the prison would engage more

Identifier: | JB/116/629/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	629	Info in main headings field	letter 3d
Image	002	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d35 / d36
Penner	john herbert koe	Watermarks	1800
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1800
Notes public	letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7	ID Number	38162
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