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Essays on penitentiary discipline.

Title
Essays on penitentiary discipline. No. 1-4 / Hamilton.
Author
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
Publication
[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1829]

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Description
1 online resource (16 pages).
Series Statement
Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
Uniform Title
Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.
Alternative Title
Pamphlets : prisons, capital punishment &c. reports
Subject
  • Prison discipline
  • Solitary confinement
Note
  • In favor of strict discipline in prison, and opposing solitary confinement without labor as a method for reforming prisoners.
  • Each of the four numbered essays is signed "Hamilton" (i.e., Mathew Carey). Dated in Philadelphia, respectively: January 16, 26, 26, and February 8, 1829.
  • Caption titles.
  • Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
OCLC
  • 937012239
  • CPPC00960
Author
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839, author.
Title
Essays on penitentiary discipline. No. 1-4 / Hamilton.
Publisher
[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1829]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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