Early Governors' Papers

Thirty two, was the greatest number admitted to the N.H. State Prison in any one year, & this was immediately after the close of the last war. In Vermont, the largest number was admitted in 1816, 54- in Virginia, in 1820, 92- in Massachusetts, in 1818, 164- in Pennsylvania, in 1816, 433- in N. York, in 1816, 436- all directly after the war-

[Bismarks?]. The state prison is a handsome building, situated in Concord, three stories high, built entirely of granite. It is 70 feet in length, 36 feet wide, the walls of which are three feet in thickness- It contains 36 cells, of 8 feet by 9, except 6 in the upper story, for the accomodation of the sick & 6, which are 10, feet by 17~ The yard is enclosed by a [?] stone wall of 259, by 192 fourteen feet high, surmounted by a range of pickets 14 feet in length. Connected with the prison, & adjoining to it, is a house for the accommodation of the Warden, his family, guards, overseers &c, built of granite, 4 stories high, exclusive of basement, & is 49 feet by 22.- The officers of the institution are a Warden & deputy warden- There are imployed [sic], a Chaplain, Physician, two overseers of the work shops, & four guards. The whole receive their pay from the proceeds of the prison ex-^cept the Warden- The Governor & council for the time being, are directors of this institution. Since Nov. 1812, 257 have been committed, 4 of whom were females, & 19 foreigners. Of these 24, were sentenced for horse stealing30, for counterfeiting & forgery- 8, assault &c- 3 manslaugher- 1, for perjury- 4 arson- 3 burglary- 126, stealing- The greatest number confined at any one time 74, usually between 60 & 70- The [police? policy?] of the prison is rigid & salutary- The convicts are dressed in uniform, & comfortably fed. The sexes are kept apart. Great care is bestowed by the officers of the prison upon the morals of the convicts, that offenders may be reformed & fitted to respect those laws, for the violation of which they have been condemed to suffer.

I am with high consideration and esteem your most Obedient & very Hble servant, David Lawrence Morril.

Gov Carroll, Tennessee-

P.S. Any further information, in my power, I will make with great pleasure, if requested.