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- Creator
- Childs, Abel
- Call number
- MssCol 533
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Record of prisoners and sample book of textiles woven at state prison in New York City, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Abel Childs kept this tabulated record of prisoners in the New York State Prison in New York City between 1801 and 1813. He included the prisoners' names, crimes, dates of imprisonment, sentences, and how and when they were discharged. Childs also kept a sample book of textiles woven by prisoners. These two volumes are boxed together
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328