Research

1

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series documents ores mined by prison labor under contract to the firms of Burton Davison and Co. and Thorne and Watson. Entries include the date and pounds of ore with sub-totals for each page, and recapitulations for each month..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a daily record of purchases of cloth and other items relating to tailoring, apparently for a shirt industry at Clinton State Prison. Entries include the quantity, description, and price of the article purchased, with subtotals for each purchase. Also included are expenses for .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

Auburn Prison

 

 

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This series documents expenditures in prison accounts, mostly relating to prison industries (Hollow Ware, Iron Castings, State Industries, Women's State Industries, etc.). Information includes name of account, payment, date of entry, individual/company being paid, and amount paid..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

Auburn Prison

 

 

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This series consists of a cashbook that served as an on-going record of the prison's income, expenditures, and cash balances. The funds relate principally to prison industries. Recorded under various prison accounts, information includes cash receipts, deposits, balances and cash disbursements..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

Auburn Prison

 

 

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This series consists of a receipts and disbursements journal. Accounts relate to receipts and disbursements for women and men state industries, compensation, convict earnings, special funds, capital and regular maintenance and repairs. There are daily amounts and monthly totals..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a book of inmate employees in the Manufacturing Department of the Clinton State Prison kept by or for the Principal Keeper. Each page lists employees in the department with job titles, and indicates their presence or absence each day of the month, the total days worked, rate .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of Clinton Prison's general ledger, which functioned as the principal record of final entry for all Clinton's financial transactions. The ledger records Clinton's production and sale of textiles, woodenware, tin ware, and other items. Most customer accounts consist of prisons, reformatories, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives