Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Governor DeWitt message calling attention to the condition of the state prison, 1869 December 6
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This small leaflet, entitled "Message of the Governor" presents the alarming conditions of the state penitentiary and requests the Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives take some definite and prompt action before they adjourn for the holidays. The alarming conditions were the result of overcrowding and immense indebtedness. It is signed in type by D.W.C. Senter.
Dates:
1869 December 6