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There is a fund, placed in the hands of the chap- 

 lain, but under the direction of the vifiting juftices, 

 and arifmg from the charitable contributions of indi- 

 viduals, from which an additional quantity of coals 

 is purchafed in extreme hard weather for the dif- 

 ferent claffes of prifoners; the debts of fuch debtors 

 as upon enquiry are found to be truly objefts of 

 compaiTion, are compounded and liquidated ; and re- 

 wards are given to prifoners, who, twelve months 

 after their difcharges, produce certificates, properly 

 attefted, of their having ferved thofe who have em- 

 ployed them, faithfully, honeftly, foberly, and in- 

 duftrioufly. 



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