Vol. A- Admissions book Eastern State
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Vol. A- Admissions book Eastern State | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Record of admission of prisoners number 20 through 1124, including name, crime, sentence, place of origin, race/ethnicity, time in and time out, and comments on moral and educational condition. Some also include notes on previous convictions or progress made while incarcerated. A typical entry: "No. 58, Dec. 14, 1830. Saml Davis, Mulatto, Rape 12 yrs. Exceedingly excited, Enraged at the Judge & threatened revenge, Swore if knife or Pistol could be had, would revenge his wrongs upon his prosecutor also had sold himself to the Devil & meant to rush on to hell for revenge -- did not wish to hear of religion. Pardoned Nov. 21, 1842." | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Government Affairs, Law, Philadelphia History, Prisoners--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Prisons--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Socia | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Prisons | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Format | text | ||
| Format | electronic resource | ||
| Digital Origin | born digitial | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1838 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Mss.365.P381p_EasternState_Vol.A. | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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