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 / by George W. Smith.
| Author/creator | Smith, George W. |
| Other author | Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : E.G. Dorsey, printer, 1833. |
| Description | 104 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Caption title | Solitary confinement |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | Antebellum. |
| Local note | 2011AD71000. |
| General note | "Published in 1829-- republished by order of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons." |
| General note | "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"--Pref. |
| General note | "Errata."--T.p., verso. |
| General note | "Appendix."--P. [95]-104. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 82592. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2012. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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