Sing Sing Prison Admission Registers for Incarcerated Individuals to be Executed

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series contains volumes providing summary information on incarcerated individuals sentenced to be executed. Information includes but is not limited to name and aliases of incarcerated individual; crime; term out by commutation, expiration, or pardon; place of birth, age, and occupation; marital status and living relatives; physical description; education; religion; employment; residence when arrested; previous commitments; and statement of execution or commutation.
Title
Admission registers for incarcerated individuals to be executed
Quantity
0.5 cubic feet; 2 volume(s); 1 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
B0147
Creator
Arrangement

Chronological by admission date.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains volumes providing summary information on incarcerated individuals sentenced to be executed. Information includes but is not limited to name and aliases of incarcerated individual; crime; term out by commutation, expiration, or pardon; place of birth, age, and occupation; marital status and living relatives; physical description; education; religion; employment; residence when arrested; previous commitments; and statement of execution or commutation.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.

Other Finding Aids

A database index gives name, alias, date, and place of crime.

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