Early Governors' Papers

plans it would be impracticable for the want of stone and in others for the want of a market. it is like every other business the manager or who ever has the direction of the officers of a prison must do that. that is most ad= vantagious [sic] in the situation where he is located and I hold with such disipline as is necessary in a prison the con= victs can be made to do any thing you wish and with= out such discipline nothing can be done profitably. This is the whole secrete [sic] of prison keeping and on it depends the prosperity of the penetentiary system, more than are the construction of a house, alltho [sic] that is important-

7^th What punishment is inflicted for disorderly conduct or disobedience - Corporeal [sic] -

8^th What is your Police [sic] This institution is governed by an Agent. he appoints all the Keepers, Mechanics & Guards, and makes all regu= lations for its government. There are 3 Commissioners who have unlimited power and they have appointed and agent and deligated their powers to him. There are three [?] Mechanics & 6 Keepers -

9^th Have you any Guards? if so how many? We have 10

10th What would be the proper size for the employment [page damaged] [page damaged] the plan of this would be [page damaged] and it could be so constructed that more could be added at any time. If a [plan of a prison?] should be wanted it can be furnished by the Master Carpenter here on short notice -

I am Respectfully your obt. servant Elam Lynds