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A defence of the system of solitary confinement of prisoners adopted by the state of Pennsylvania : with remarks on the origin, progress and extension of this species of prison discipline

In: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/gri.ark:/13960/t8vb1vv23

Smith, George W. (George Washington), 1800-1876, author; Dorsey, E. G., printer; Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, issuing body

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In original green wrappers. ; "Appendix": pages 95-104. ; Errata: title page verso. ; "The following essays were written in the winter of 1828-9, and published in the Philadelphia gazette. At that period, a bill was pending in the legislature of Pennsylvania authorizing the organization of the penitentiaries for the eastern and western districts of the state."--Preface. ; "Published in 1829--republished by order of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons." ; Checklist Amer. imprints ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Verso of front cover bears label" Presented to the Minnesota Historical Society by Ceo. W. Fahnestock; stamp of Minnesota Historical Society on cover.

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