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TN. Penitentiary Records, 1831-1850 - PHIL(L)IPS

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24 Jul 2011 17:24 #659 by Mamie

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The Tennessee State Penitentiary opened in 1831. Prior to that offenders were held in county jails. Surviving records of the Penitentiary are housed at the State Library and Archives as Record Group 25.

LAST NAME - FIRST NAME - CRIME - COUNTY - AGE
Philips - Jacob - counterfeiting - Overton - 49
Phillip - Nelson - rape - Davidson -29
Phillips - Culverson - petit larceny - Claiborne - 21
Phillips - George - p[etit] - larceny - Sullivan - 33
Phillips - Peyton T. - murder 1st degree - Jackson - 34
Phillips - William - burglary - Bedford - 47
Philps [sic] - Elias W. - grand larceny - Weakley - 20

Source: Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary, 1831-1850, Volume 43

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