1860 antique MASSACHUSETTS STATE PRISON REPORT boston BOOKLET w FOLDOUT PLANS for Sale

1860 antique MASSACHUSETTS STATE PRISON REPORT boston BOOKLET w FOLDOUT PLANS For Sale

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1860 antique MASSACHUSETTS STATE PRISON REPORT boston BOOKLET w FOLDOUT PLANS:
$145.00

1860 antique MASSACHUSETTS STATE PRISON REPORT boston BOOKLET w FOLDOUT PLANS
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Original 1860 Annual Report of the Board of Inspectors of the Massachusetts State Prison, printed in Boston by William White, Printer to the State. This softcover booklet measures approximately 5.75 x 9 inches and includes two large foldout architectural plans illustrating proposed additions and alterations to the Massachusetts State Prison at Charlestown.

The report provides a fascinating snapshot of prison administration immediately before the Civil War, including inspectors' reports, the warden's report, physician's report, chaplain's report, financial statements, prisoner statistics, contractor information, prison labor, daily inmate rations, staffing and salaries, and discussions of prison discipline and reform. The foldout plans depict elevations, cross-sections, and floor plans for proposed prison additions designed by architect W. P. P. Longfellow.

Condition is consistent with age. Covers show edge wear, creasing, light soiling, and a handwritten note on the front. Interior pages are generally clean with scattered foxing and age toning. The booklet remains string-bound. The two foldout architectural plates are present with expected fold wear and some foxing but display well. Please review all photographs for condition details.

A desirable Civil War-era Massachusetts state document with excellent content relating to prison history, criminal justice, architecture, and nineteenth-century penal reform.

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

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