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Extracts and remarks on the subject of punishment and reformation of criminals. : Published by order of the Society, established in Philadelphia, for alleviating the miseries of public prisons

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1790].
Call number: 607007
Creator: Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 2002. Originally collected by Michael Zinman. The Michael Zinman Collection of Early American Imprints was acquired by the Library Company of Philadelphia in 2000.
Dimensions: 20 cm (8vo)
Associated people: Poulson, Zachariah,; Zinman, Michael,
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