Author: Various
Title: Charges Against Officers of the Penitentiary, District of Columbia. Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting the Information Required by the Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th Ultimo, in Relation to Charges Preffered Against Certain Officers of the Penitentiary in the District of Columbia, &C. April 8, 1842. Reffered to the Committee for the District of Columbia. 27th Congress, 2d Session. Doc. No. 174
Description: Washington DC, s. n. 1842. First Edition. First edition; 8 3/4 x 5 1/2; pp. [1], 2-63; removed; very minor age-toning to margins; illustrated with tables; very good condition. The document, which contains abstracts from well-known, early-19th century names, including Daniel Webster, John Tyler, and others, documents the charges against one Isaac Clarke, Warden of the Penitentiary of Washington, DC, which include letting prisoners outside the walls of the facility and forcing them to work for his own benefits, thus allowing several of them to steal from unsuspected businesses and even escape, taking prison property and selling it for his own profit, to none other, but inspectors of the said penitentiary, as well as being tyrannical and oppresive towards his charges, among other things. The paper also includes testimonies and resolutions. Very good .

Keywords: Prisons, Government Documents


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