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Letters To and From Prisoners (Roll 6974)

Eastern State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Letters To and From Prisoners, 1845, 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., Unarranged. Letters sent to and mailed from prisoners incarcerated at Eastern State Penitentiary (also known as Cherry Hill Prison). Correspondents are usually friends and family members. Topics include parole, family and financial concerns, illnesses, and daily activities.
A Collection of Power Library: Pennsylvania’s Electronic Library
APA citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. (1845). Letters To and From Prisoners (Roll 6974). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3Altafppa_43
MLA citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. Letters To And From Prisoners (Roll 6974). no date. Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, 1845.
Chicago Citation Style citation style
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,. “Letters To And From Prisoners (Roll 6974)”, Letters To and From Prisoners (PA) 1845, 1845. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3Altafppa_43.
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Title

Letters To and From Prisoners (Roll 6974)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania
Prisoners
Prisons
Letters
Correspondence

Description

Eastern State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Letters To and From Prisoners, 1845

Creator

Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice

Department

Department of Justice

Division

Eastern State Penitentiary

Date

1845

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG15-6974

Language

English

Relation

RG 15, Eastern State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Series 171, Letters To and From Prisoners, 1845

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

Unarranged. Letters sent to and mailed from prisoners incarcerated at Eastern State Penitentiary (also known as Cherry Hill Prison). Correspondents are usually friends and family members. Topics include parole, family and financial concerns, illnesses, and daily activities.