Descriptive Register (PA) 1826-1876

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Convict registration book for prisoners received at the Western State Penitentiary. Information provided is registration number, name of inmate and any alias used, age, place of birth, whether bound, occupation, complexion, eye and hair color, height, number of convictions, residence of parents, whether can read or write, whether temperate, marital status, whether a property owner, crime of which convicted, sentence imposed, county and court where tried, date sentenced, and occasional remarks on condition of clothing at time of reception. Images are arranged numerically by registration number. Indexed internally, alphabetically by surname of inmate. This collection is part of the Department of Justice which administers the state correctional institutions for the Commonwealth.

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Western State Penitentiary: Descriptive Register (Roll 412)