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Eastern State Penitentiary: Commutation Books (Roll 6573)

Eastern State Penitentiary, Commutation Books: 1865-June 5, 1883 (Nos. 5076-10,000; A1-A1697); January 26, 1865-March 25, 1881 (Nos. 5076-10,000; A1-A769); and June 4, 1870-October 3, 1888 (Nos. 6660-9991; A20-A4514), 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 reception. Record books of commutations granted to inmates incarcerated at the Eastern State Penitentiary. Information given is date of reception, prisoner number, name of prisoner, age, race, place of birth, number of convictions, location of court in which sentenced, nature of crime for which convicted, date and length of sentence, amount of time expired, date of expiration by commutation, and remarks.
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APA citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. (1865). Eastern State Penitentiary: Commutation Books (Roll 6573). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3Acbpa18_1339
MLA citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. Eastern State Penitentiary: Commutation Books (Roll 6573). no date. Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, 1865.
Chicago Citation Style citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. “Eastern State Penitentiary: Commutation Books (Roll 6573)”, Commutation Books (PA) 1865-1918, 1865. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3Acbpa18_1339.
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Title

Eastern State Penitentiary: Commutation Books (Roll 6573)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania
Prisoners
Prisons
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Punishment

Description

Eastern State Penitentiary, Commutation Books: 1865-June 5, 1883 (Nos. 5076-10,000; A1-A1697); January 26, 1865-March 25, 1881 (Nos. 5076-10,000; A1-A769); and June 4, 1870-October 3, 1888 (Nos. 6660-9991; A20-A4514)

Creator

Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice

Department

Department of Justice

Division

Eastern State Penitentiary

Date

1865-1888

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG15-6573

Language

English

Relation

RG 15, Eastern State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Series 54, Commutation Books, 1865-1918

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 reception. Record books of commutations granted to inmates incarcerated at the Eastern State Penitentiary. Information given is date of reception, prisoner number, name of prisoner, age, race, place of birth, number of convictions, location of court in which sentenced, nature of crime for which convicted, date and length of sentence, amount of time expired, date of expiration by commutation, and remarks.