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Greenlaw (Parish) -- Greenlaw (Parish) -- Continued -- *See the Name Sheet Page 61.* -- Besides the New jail _ there is an elegant County Hall. The building is of Grecian Architecture, and of a very Chaste design. It contains a large Hall - 60 feet long by 40 feet wide, the Ceiling is 28 feet in height - The hall is adorned with two fluted Columns, with Corinthian Capitals at each end _ There are also a number of other apartments in the building for the accommodation of the Sheriff and the Gentleman who attend County meetings - There is front a beautiful vestibule surrounded by a dome - in which there is a fire- proof room for holding the records of the County - It was built at the whole expense of Sir. W. P. H Campbell Bart. [Baronet] and presented by him to the County -
The jail was erected in the year 1824. It is a very neat building, Consisting of two day rooms for felons and one Court for
*See the Name List page 61 -*

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2 entries in red seem to have been added after the description was written and relate to the position of the 'objects' in the Name Lists. I have marked them with * to distinguish them from descriptive remarks. They are in 2 different columns so it was difficult to know where to transcribe them.

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