Letter from John D. Adams to Dr. W. H. Oates in Montgomery, Alabama.

At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it Adams reports on conditions in the Chambers County jail. He notes that the eleven prisoners (one white man and eleven African American men) are healthy, but there is "considerable complaint" about t...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
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spellingShingle	Alabama documents Letter from John D. Adams to Dr. W. H. Oates in Montgomery, Alabama.
fulltopic	Alabama documents Adams, John D.; Oates, William Henry, b.1871; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Prisoners--Alabama; Chambers County (Ala.)
description	At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it Adams reports on conditions in the Chambers County jail. He notes that the eleven prisoners (one white man and eleven African American men) are healthy, but there is "considerable complaint" about the food. He adds that "The general condition of the jail does no[t] indicate that the county is getting full value for the $20.00 per month paid to the janitor."
spelling	Q0000017019Q17019Letter from John D. Adams to Dr. W. H. Oates in Montgomery, Alabama.At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it Adams reports on conditions in the Chambers County jail. He notes that the eleven prisoners (one white man and eleven African American men) are healthy, but there is "considerable complaint" about the food. He adds that "The general condition of the jail does no[t] indicate that the county is getting full value for the $20.00 per month paid to the janitor."1915 November 91915-11-091910-1919Adams, John D.; Oates, William Henry, b.1871; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Prisoners--Alabama; Chambers County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceAlabama. Governor (1915-1919 : Henderson)Alabama Governor (1915-1919 : Henderson) administrative filesRSG00379v2275Alabama 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.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2729
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Letter from John D. Adams to Dr. W. H. Oates in Montgomery, Alabama.

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