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no feelings of sympathy beyond the justice
& humanity of the law, should prevail to ex-
-empt the offender from that correction his
country has prescribed for his wickedness;
were this universaly the case, there is but
little doubt (comparatively) few crimes would
be committed; to produce this desirable and
man has not, nor ever can; devise a more
sure & efficient, system ^than the Penitentiary,
where all offenders may be brought to a sense
of the evil done, their country & the moral
influences it must necessarily have upon
others by the certainty of meeting that justice
of punishment, which the nature of the
offence merits;
any further information in power
will be cheerfully given
with esteem thy friend
Saml. P Parsons
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