Miscellaneous Buildings: prison (plan), recto, undated, by Thomas Jefferson. N488 [electronic edition]

Miscellaneous Buildings: prison (plan), recto, undated
by Thomas Jefferson

Identification numbers: N488
23.1 cm x 12.4 cm (9-1/8" x 4-7/8")

Page N488

[DESCRIPTION: Plan of a prison with a cell for solitary confinement and other cells designated "White Female Criminals," "White Male Criminals," "White Male Debtors," "White Female Debtors," "Male Blacks," and "Female Blacks" -- with a stove and a "necessary" in each cell. See other side of page.]

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Cite web page as: Miscellaneous Buildings: prison (plan), recto, undated, by Thomas Jefferson. N488 [electronic edition]. Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive. Boston, Mass. : Massachusetts Historical Society, 2003. http://www.thomasjeffersonpapers.org/

Original manuscript: Jefferson, Thomas. Miscellaneous Buildings: prison (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N488. Dimensions: 23.1 cm x 12.4 cm (9-1/8" x 4-7/8"). Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society.