Diary kept by Reginald Dawson from June 1890 to February 1897, while serving as president of the Board of Inspectors of Convicts for Alabama.
In the diary, Dawson documents his office work and inspection trips. The daily entries provide vivid details of conditions for prisoners working under the convict lease system, including their food, treatment, and health. Many entries discuss prisoners leased to the "Pratt Mines" and those...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/26622 |
| Summary: | In the diary, Dawson documents his office work and inspection trips. The daily entries provide vivid details of conditions for prisoners working under the convict lease system, including their food, treatment, and health. Many entries discuss prisoners leased to the "Pratt Mines" and those working on Thomas Williams's "penitentiary farm." |
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