Pennsylvania Prison Society. Minutes, 1785-1793. - View Resource

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Pennsylvania Prison Society. Minutes, 1785-1793.

Title

Minutes, 1785-1793.

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/151378903

Abstract

Constitution and minutes, 1787-1793; and Adams and Wistar letterbook and account book, 1785-1790.

Extent

1 v. ; 38 cm.

Holding Repository

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 6858484

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Pennsylvania Prison Society

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The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons was organized in 1787 to promote penal reform. Its early members included: William White, Benjamin Rush, Roberts Vaux, Dorthea Lynde Dix, and Rose Steadman. In 1886 the Society's name was changed to the Pennsylvania Prison Society, by which name it continues to call itself today. From the description of Records, 1787-1966. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122540320 ...

Adams and Wistar.

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