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Eastern State Penitentiary: Descriptive Registers (Roll 401)

Eastern State Penitentiary, Descriptive Registers, April 15, 1863 Continued-November 13, 1875 (Nos. 4778-8122); November 18, 1875-November 28, 1884 (Nos. 8123-A2376); and November 17, 1884-March 1, 1889 (Nos. A2377-A4776), Indexed, 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 numerically by registration number. Descriptive registers of inmates incarcerated at the 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,. (1863). Eastern State Penitentiary: Descriptive Registers (Roll 401). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A3688
MLA citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania. Eastern State Penitentiary: Descriptive Registers (Roll 401). no date. Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, 1863.
Chicago Citation Style citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania. “Eastern State Penitentiary: Descriptive Registers (Roll 401)”, Descriptive Registers (PA) 1829-1903, 1863. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A3688.
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Title

Eastern State Penitentiary: Descriptive Registers (Roll 401)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania
Prisoners
Prisons
Criminal records
Prison sentences
Physical characteristics

Description

Eastern State Penitentiary, Descriptive Registers, April 15, 1863 Continued-November 13, 1875 (Nos. 4778-8122); November 18, 1875-November 28, 1884 (Nos. 8123-A2376); and November 17, 1884-March 1, 1889 (Nos. A2377-A4776), Indexed

Creator

Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice

Department

Department of Justice

Division

Eastern State Penitentiary

Date

1863-1889

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG15-401

Language

English

Relation

RG 15, Eastern State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Series 57, Descriptive Registers, 1829-1903

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 numerically by registration number. Descriptive registers of inmates incarcerated at the 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.