Registers of discharges of convicts by commutation of sentences, 1883-1916.

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Registers of discharges of convicts by commutation of sentences, 1883-1916.

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This series consists of the monthly reports sent to the governor from each prison indicating convicts eligible for discharge by commutation. The governor's office bound the reports from all prisons for each year of discharge into volumes. Each monthly report from each prison provides the following information: name of convict; county; crime; court; judge; date of sentence; date received at prison; term; commutation earned; date eligible for discharge; amount of time lost for rule violations (beginning Volume 10, 1894); and occasional remarks recommending increase or decrease in commutation.

20 cubic feet (25 volumes and 9 rolls)

New York State Archives

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