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Accounts of prison factory work


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of weekly accounts from the Comptroller's Office of items produced and value in the State Prison Factory (Newgate Prison, New York City), by nailers, carpenters, coopers, tailors, a paper ruler, weavers, a furrier, shoemakers, and women seamstresses.
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Accounts of prison factory work
Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1802-1803
Series Number:
A0860

Scope and Content Note

Weekly accounts of items produced and value in the State Prison Factory (Newgate Prison, New York City), by nailers, carpenters, coopers, tailors, a paper ruler, weavers, a furrier, shoemakers, and women seamstresses.

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