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Western State Penitentiary: Descriptive Books (Roll 411)

Western State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Descriptive Books, 1859 Continued-1873, 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. Indexed internally, alphabetically by surname of inmate. Descriptive book of inmates incarcerated at Western State Penitentiary. Information provided is name of inmate, county where sentenced, date sentenced, length of sentence, crime for which convicted, how often previously convicted, height, physical build, complexion, hair and eye color, age, occupation, place of birth distinguishing marks, date received, and date discharged.
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APA citation style
State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania,. (1859). Western State Penitentiary: Descriptive Books (Roll 411). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A536990
MLA citation style
State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Western State Penitentiary: Descriptive Books (Roll 411). no date. Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, 1859.
Chicago Citation Style citation style
State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania. “Western State Penitentiary: Descriptive Books (Roll 411)”, Descriptive Books (PA) 1826-1873, 1859. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A536990.
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Title

Western State Penitentiary: Descriptive Books (Roll 411)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice
State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Prisoners
Prisons
Prison sentences--Statistics

Description

Western State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Descriptive Books, 1859 Continued-1873

Creator

State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice

Department

Department of Justice

Division

Western State Penitentiary

Date

1859-1873

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG15-411

Language

English

Relation

RG 15, Western State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Series 127, Descriptive Books, 1826-1873

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. Indexed internally, alphabetically by surname of inmate. Descriptive book of inmates incarcerated at Western State Penitentiary. Information provided is name of inmate, county where sentenced, date sentenced, length of sentence, crime for which convicted, how often previously convicted, height, physical build, complexion, hair and eye color, age, occupation, place of birth distinguishing marks, date received, and date discharged.