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Miscellaneous Descriptive Books (Roll 6578)

Eastern State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Miscellaneous Descriptive Books, 1829-1842, This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education., Arranged chronologically by date of entry. Miscellaneous descriptive books for inmates incarcerated at Eastern State Penitentiary. Information provided is name of inmate, crime for which convicted, sentence imposed, date sentenced, name of court in which tried, name of prosecutor, date admitted, date and reason discharged, and a physical description of the inmate including place of birth, age, occupation, race, hair color and type, height, color of eyes, and distinguishing characteristics.
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APA citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. (1829). Miscellaneous Descriptive Books (Roll 6578). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A152359
MLA citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania. Miscellaneous Descriptive Books (Roll 6578). no date. Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, 1829.
Chicago Citation Style citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania. “Miscellaneous Descriptive Books (Roll 6578)”, Miscellaneous Descriptive Books (PA) 1829-1842, 1829. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A152359.
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Title

Miscellaneous Descriptive Books (Roll 6578)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania
Prisoners
Prisons
Prisons--Statistics

Description

Eastern State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Miscellaneous Descriptive Books, 1829-1842

Creator

Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice

Department

Department of Justice

Division

Eastern State Penitentiary

Date

1829-1842

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG15-6578

Language

English

Relation

RG 15, Eastern State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Series 62, Miscellaneous Descriptive Books, 1829-1842

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

Contact

Commercial use of this image requires permission and may be subject to a fee. Contact Pennsylvania State Archives at http://www.pastatearchives.com

Contributing Institution

Pennsylvania State Archives

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notes

Arranged chronologically by date of entry. Miscellaneous descriptive books for inmates incarcerated at Eastern State Penitentiary. Information provided is name of inmate, crime for which convicted, sentence imposed, date sentenced, name of court in which tried, name of prosecutor, date admitted, date and reason discharged, and a physical description of the inmate including place of birth, age, occupation, race, hair color and type, height, color of eyes, and distinguishing characteristics.