360 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1769-1770.

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

Goal at Esq^r Lee's and when they were in Goal they always eat
with the Prisoners.
Joseph Waters son of Jos.

Charles County ss^t 25^th April 1770. The within Deposition
was taken before me one of his Lordship's Justices of the
Peace of the County af s^d
John Winter.

A true description of the largeness of the Private Goals in
Charles County.
Richard Lee's Esq^r 24 feet long and 16 feet wide, one hole
in the Door 13 Inches long by 9 Inches wide, Two holes in
the Porch Door 6 Inches long by 5 wide, three Windows two
of them 8 Inches Square one Window 13 Inches Square and
Partition Wall to make a Room 16 feet by 8 for the Criminals
with a Lock and Key to it. Cap^t John Howard's 19 feet 10
Inches long by 12 feet wide One Window 9 Inches long by 7
wide, 2 light Holes 5 inches long by 2 1/2 wide. M^r Thomas
Hungerford's 16 feet long by 16 wide, the hole in the Door 9
Inches by 10. M^r John Fendall's 24 Feet long by 16 wide, two
Windows 13 Inches long by 6 wide, one Window 7 Inches
Square. Cap^t George Dent's 16 feet Square, one Window 8
Inches Square, and six Auger holes. Col^o George Dent's Goal
is down and Cap^t George Dent says it was 14 feet long by 12
wide. Col^o Allen Davis's 20 feet Square, one Window I foot
Square. M^r Charles Somerset Smith's is down, I have been
told by one of his Family that it was 16 feet long by 12 wide
with one small Window. Samuel Hanson's Esq^r 16 feet long
by 12 wide. M^r John Hanson's 24 feet long by 16 wide and
one Window, neither of the abovementioned Goals have got a
Chimney.

Charles County 25^th of April 1770 Came Joseph Waters Jun^r
and made Oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that the
within Description of the Goals within mentioned are true
except the Goals of M^r Charles Somerset Smith and Col^o
George Dent and the Description the Two Goals within men-
tioned was given him by Cap' George Dent and one of M^r
Smith's Servants.
Joseph Waters son of Jos.

Charles County ss^t The above Deposition was taken before
me this 25^th April 1770
John Winter.