Illinois State Penitentiary (Alton, Ill.)

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First state penitentiary, built 1830 at Alton, Illinois.

From the description of Lease, 1842 June 9. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34990600
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referencedIn Buckmaster-Curran Family. Papers, 1801-1940. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Illinois State Penitentiary (Alton, Ill.). Lease, 1842 June 9. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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associatedWith Buckmaster-Curran Family. family
associatedWith Buckmaster, Nathaniel, 1787-1855. person
associatedWith Greathouse, Isaac. person
associatedWith Hart, Benjamin Kirtland, 1807-1864. person
associatedWith Merrill, Peter. person
associatedWith Montgomery, William. person
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