Record of ores mined by prison labor
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Overview of the Records
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New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
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Administrative History
Laws of 1844 and 1847 authorized the agent of Clinton Prison to carry on mining and manufacturing of iron. A law of 1865 provided for an orderly end to the contract system of mining and manufacturing iron, but it did permit the prison inspectors to enter into further contracts if they saw fit. Iron manufacturing ended at Clinton Prison in 1877.
Scope and Content Note
This volume documents ores mined by prison labor under contract to the firms of Burton Davison and Co. (1871-1877) and Thorne and Watson (1873-1875). The entries provide the date and pounds of ore with sub-totals for each page, and recapitulations for each month.
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