The life and the adventures of a haunted convict..., circa 1858

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Title: The life and the adventures of a haunted convict..., circa 1858
Creator: Reed, Austin, 1823?-
Abstract: Holograph manuscript, corrected, of a memoir by a young African-American, circa 1858. The memoir documents the major events in Reed's life leading up to and including incarcerations in the New York House of Refuge, the first juvenile reformatory in the United States, and Auburn Prison, the first state prison in New York, from 1833 to the late 1850s. Reed's memoir describes the policies, programs, forms of punishment, and daily life and routines at these pioneering 19th century penal institutions
Description: Austin Reed, born circa 1823 in Rochester, New York, wrote under the pseudonym "Rob. Reed."
In English.
Title from preliminary page pasted to inside front cover: The life and the adventures of a haunted convict, or the inmate of a gloomy prison. With the mysteries and miseries of the New York House of Reffuge [sic] and Auburn Prison unmasked. With the rules and regulations of Auburn Prison from 1840 up to the present time and the diffrent [sic] modes of punishments.
Provenance: Purchased from Between the Covers on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2009.
Extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Manuscripts
Resource Type: text
Subject (Geographic): United States.
New York (State).
New York (State)
Subject (Name): Reed, Austin, 1823?-.
Auburn Correctional Facility.
House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Subject (Topic): African American authors
American literature
Authors, American
Juvenile detention homes
Prisoners' writings, American
Prisons
Subjects: Reed, Austin, 1823?-.
Auburn Correctional Facility
House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
African American authors > 19th century
American literature > 19th century
Authors, American > 19th century
Juvenile detention homes > United States
Prisoners' writings, American > New York (State).
Prisons > New York (State)

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Citation: Austin Reed, The Life and the Adventures of a Haunted Convict. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.