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Prisoners - Abuse of - England - London - Early works to 1800
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A further account (being part II.) of the cruelties discovered in the Coldbath-Fields Prison, as reported in the House of Commons, on Tuesday, the 22d July, 1800, in the speeches of Sir Francis Burdett, bart. and R.B. Sheridan, Esq. In which is included a letter from James Williams, describing the melancholy case of Peter Chenu, who died July 13, and the severe treatment to which himself and several other prisoners were exposed. To which is added, an affidavit of Joseph Burks, with a statement of facts repecting the discipline of the House of Correction in Coldbath-Fields.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
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Date: [1800]
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