Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-06-14
6&PONFof the Commissioners respect
ing the iu,t.

TIL, Subscribers having been appointed ~
Abe Superior Courr Of LAa tor Fred rick Cuun-
fy. in'pectprs oil tLe Jaii ot the said County,
and having taSrn the "-th prescribed bv the
Act OF tie Gener I Assembly passed the i2h
d'y OF February last, proceeded To perform the
duty required of them by law
They 'mted the SAID j III and careful Iy sod
diligently examined II AMI 'ound 1t IN exreient
3 ate aud c.nLitiDn: |, consists ote,sbt rooms,
o. the same size, ueinr Is 5v i6 Ice; the Two
front rooms On the ground hI0r are used by the
)s'ni't OF the JsIiOr, AID the two rooms b,ve
thr'n reo-cupedfy dc b'orS Confined i'll JtIi;-
tiesetpurrJpfns hav- two ndowo each, VII Oh
give sufficient air 10 them. The iour bs.k
IONS are useI for crimus!s AMI slaves. eud
have Out one window each, three feet hiy b nd
wv" beet six inches Wide, VIII Ia do u seem TO
be sufficient tn siiprd enough in e, . wra-
taer To MIX the rooms cJmtJrtabc; 81 h1ugh
tue health OF those vino have been confined
therein III the summer he never, ii is believed,
been injured or affected 'nr the want ct suffer
ent air. In winter thcs- rooms must be warm
and comfortable. I lac Subscribers believe that
1he JaIitis adtQu tie To the comfortable accoms
mediation of all 'hu prisoners that in all prob ~
bil,ty will be confined therein from time to
tine. The four front rooms have good fire
places in them, and tor the four back rooms the
Jslior has three stoves only. 40 that for one
ON there is no s'ove. Tue j - properly
and amply secured with Dol $, h;r. end locks.
Upon tins; SUI ec' OF the treu mcnt of the MI
s'ne S by the J r, the suosc, IL, rs lave great
pleasure in StatiNg. that, from the BEST ,nior.
nation they could obtain, the prisoners confn-
ed IN the 1ail are amply supplied, with 90. d.
wholesome and sufficient food, aud NH ample
suthciency ot tire, Thru necessary nd proper:
eisoi with Cieanly and sutiiciert beds md bed.
ding at all times The subscribers found tn.
!4li had been duly white washed 4nd they are
perfectly satstied. that 1t has been k pt c IN.
stsntly clean and properly aired; an they are
VIII assn. ed, and the tact is wl'hln re. know.
Ledge ot one 4 them, that those ~h, q been
81 * IN jail, have been treated with .',t. greatest
kindness, Care L attention, and tar shed wI;L
every thing necessary for their Comfort, The.
ihtemperate Of liquors rs not been Der
m'tted as tar as can oc asc, r aimed. and the
81 6scribers ere we'll satisfied that 1t has ney,,
oeen the. case since the present Ja,lor has had
Charge OF the al. The JaIlar has received n
Negro SInSe 40 his Jail tnr sale keeping snn,rs.
~ to (he provisions OF the act OF the I2,h r..
oruary last, SINCE tile passage OF thai .cl. b,n
shere Sre five NcgtU Slaves III the J,iI wD,c;
we're SEMI there rDt ste kee ing, NI,uuut = law.
5a! comm ment, p eviuus 20 the pas, ge of the
,s;d act. Tie subsor ,bers are INV illior h,
CLOSE inns report wi'nout bearIog their ,estinn
ny 10 'h- good order ard comfort V,.,-L s ao
par NJ ia the jail All Jne apsr,u ents, the r.
~" 1':ns;'s, IN = q about the IA B., a.e ma az.
81 neatne's and regularity thar do honou
E'.e Ja'ior a3d his vat aud rat no, be exceed
20 , am ga m sim.l4r stu ton.
@i' Which 10 rc'pe c. 'uliy ,rt OF =
LENUtI il nj,
ROBERT - Id IN,
JOAN YELL,
Wnches;s-, May IL la2o