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Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. Augograph Letter Signed to George Barrell Emerson; Philadelphia?, 1845 October 18
File — Folder: 35
Call Number: MS Ch.M.3.2 pt.1
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Account of recent inspections and conferences. Took patient to Bloomingdale. Went to Jersey City and saw county jails: that of Hudson without water or ventilation. Complained to city; remedies promised. The Tombs “very very bad.” Fears “The Home” will reform but few. Met Mr. Frelinghuysen. Hospital grounds at Trenton. Visited ninety cells at state prison, noted absence of books and teaching. Distributed books among prisoners. Interview with governor: recommended forming prison discipline...
Dates:
1845 October 18