The life and the adventures of a haunted convict..., circa 1858.

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The life and the adventures of a haunted convict..., circa 1858.

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Holograph manuscript, corrected, of a memoir by a young African-American, circa 1858. The memoir documents the major events in Reed's life leading up to and including incarcerations in the New York House of Refuge, the first juvenile reformatory in the United States, and Auburn Prison, the first state prison in New York, from 1833 to the late 1850s. Reed's memoir describes the policies, programs, forms of punishment, and daily life and routines at these pioneering 19th century penal institutions.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Auburn Correctional Facility

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The Department's Correctional Volunteer Services Program originated as part of the Manpower Development Employee Relations Division of Administrative Services through a federal Law Enforcement Assistance Agency grant in 1971. The program was formally begun in January 1972. From the description of Correctional Volunteer Services office files, 1970-1974. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 78312120 Due to serious overpopulation of Newgate, New York's fi...

Reed, Robert, b. ca. 1827.

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Robert Reed, born circa 1827 in Rochester, New York. From the description of The life and the adventures of a haunted convict..., circa 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702196477 ...

House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

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