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Eastern State Penitentiary: Discharge Books (Roll 6584)

Eastern State Penitentiary, Discharge Books, November 7, 1830-August 29, 1858, and January 7, 1843-December 24, 1857, 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. Discharge books for the Eastern State Penitentiary. Information provided is inmate number, name of inmate, age at discharge, race, gender, crime for which sentenced, county where sentenced, date sentenced, length of sentence imposed, date discharged, how discharged, length of time served, occupation while in prison, education received while in prison, weight when received and when discharged, amount earned by inmate in overwork, amount paid on discharge, and place of intended residence.
A Collection of Power Library: Pennsylvania’s Electronic Library
APA citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. (1830). Eastern State Penitentiary: Discharge Books (Roll 6584). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3Adbpa58_277
MLA citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. Eastern State Penitentiary: Discharge Books (Roll 6584). no date. Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, 1830.
Chicago Citation Style citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. “Eastern State Penitentiary: Discharge Books (Roll 6584)”, Discharge Books (PA) 1830-1858, 1830. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3Adbpa58_277.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

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Title

Eastern State Penitentiary: Discharge Books (Roll 6584)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania
Prisoners
Prisons
Prison release gratuities

Description

Eastern State Penitentiary, Discharge Books, November 7, 1830-August 29, 1858, and January 7, 1843-December 24, 1857

Creator

Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice

Department

Department of Justice

Division

Eastern State Penitentiary

Date

1830-1858

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG15-6584

Language

English

Relation

RG 15, Eastern State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Series 59, Discharge Books, 1830-1858

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. Discharge books for the Eastern State Penitentiary. Information provided is inmate number, name of inmate, age at discharge, race, gender, crime for which sentenced, county where sentenced, date sentenced, length of sentence imposed, date discharged, how discharged, length of time served, occupation while in prison, education received while in prison, weight when received and when discharged, amount earned by inmate in overwork, amount paid on discharge, and place of intended residence.