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Sing Sing Prison Admission Registers for Prisoners to be Executed


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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:
The volumes in this series provide summary information on inmates sentenced to be executed. Information includes but is not limited to inmate name and aliases; crime; term out by commutation, expiration, or pardon; place of birth, age, and occupation; marital status and living relatives; physical description; education; religion; employment; residence when arrested; previous commitments; and statement of execution or commutation.
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Title:
Admission registers for prisoners to be executed
Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

Quantity:

2 volume(s)

Quantity:

1 35mm microfilm roll(s)

Inclusive Dates:
1891-1946
Series Number:
B0147

Arrangement

Chronological by admission date.

Scope and Content Note

These bound volumes, also known as receiving blotters, provide summary information on inmates sentenced to be executed. The information included is as follows: name and aliases; place prisoner was received from; court, judge, term, jail time; plea, crime, term out by commutation, expiration, or pardon; place of birth, age, occupation; marital status; physical description; education; religion; habits; use of drugs or tobacco; employment; parents and children living; residence when arrested; name of relative or friend; previous commitments; statement of execution or commutation; also included are hand notes at the bottom listing the order in which the prisoners were executed (i.e. first execution, second execution, third execution at Sing Sing Prison).

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

A database index gives name, alias, date, and place of crime.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: B0147-80
1891-1932 Volume 1: Unnumbered, 51710-86951 1
1932-1946 Volume 2: 86962-105071 2