Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Subtitle: In the House of Representatives, February 16, 1827 : The Committee of the House of Representatives appointed at the last session "to examine into, and ascertain the state of the several gaols, in this Commonwealth and also the penitentiary at Worcester, and the manner of confining and treating prisoners and report the result of their inquiries and any regulations which they might think it proper to be adopted - and also to inquire into the expediency of limiting by law, the expense of supporting and employing persons to the House of Correction at Worcester, and also, to consider the expediency of providing by law for the support and employment of persons committed to any House of Correction by any lawful authority" and report at the present session, respectfully make the following report ...
Contributors: Bliss, George, 1764-1830
Publisher: Printed by True and Greene
Published: 1827
Place of publication: [Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 41
Subjects: Prisons -- Massachusetts.
Notes: Title from caption and first lines of text.

At head of caption title: H.R - No. 50.

Signed: Geo. Bliss for the Committee.

Includes the texts of two bills reported by the committee (p. [22]-41.

"Appendix: interrogatories proposed to the several keepers of gaols and houses of correction" : p. [i]-lxx.

Errors in paging.

Fisher copy:  Pages iv-vii duplicated.