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 documents Diary kept by Reginald Dawson from June 1890 to February 1897, while serving as president of the Board of Inspectors of Convicts for Alabama. |
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Alabama documents Dawson, Reginald Heber, 1838-1906; Convict labor--Alabama; Prisoners--Alabama |
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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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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 working on Thomas Williams's "penitentiary farm."1890 June -1897 February 1890-06-011890-1899Dawson, Reginald Heber, 1838-1906; Convict labor--Alabama; Prisoners--AlabamaTextDiariesDawson, Reginald HeberReginald Heber Dawson diariesSPR95Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/26622 |
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Diary kept by Reginald Dawson from June 1890 to February 1897, while serving as president of the Board of Inspectors of Convicts for Alabama. |
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Diary kept by Reginald Dawson from June 1890 to February 1897, while serving as president of the Board of Inspectors of Convicts for Alabama. |
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